Growing Up In a House With A Wooden Fork and Spoon on the Wall

If you’re Filipino-American and you lived in a house with a large wooden fork and spoon hanging on the wall, then you can relate. I’m sure the trauma ripples through millions of households a year when you walk through your friends’ or families’ houses and see the ornaments staring at you so casually and innocently. The ornaments look innocent enough and look very inviting to guests and friends of the family. This utensil set has a dark side though. Children would be constantly reminded to be on their best behavior by their moms. This is similar to the tradition in many Mexican families with chanclas (slippers). In my family, my mom would hang the threat of beating by anything she could grab in a pinch and make sure I felt it and didn’t do it again. <a href="https://medium.com/klearance-cannabis-collection/growing-up-in-a-house-with-a-wooden-fork-and-spoon-on-the-wall-f0e82e9208df">Read More</a>