Lillian Lee, Author at empty bamboo girl

Tales of Parenthooding

The kiddo calling us out. We are constantly humbled.

Our folks want Chinese food all the time…just in different settings.

Traveling with seniors and a toddler isn’t that much different. They actually run on the same schedule and are both picky about what they eat.

Fun times avoiding Lego pieces. It’s a battlefield.

Every time the temperature drops or the first snowflakes start falling, my mom turns into the town crier — announcing it to everyone like it’s […]

Is It Bad Luck to Use a Hammer During Lunar New Year? Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year, depending on who you ask) is […]

Did I have grand plans to clean the apartment the day before? Oh, 100%. Did it actually happen? Nope, not even close. This morning, I […]

Lunar New Year is one of my favorite times of the year, and one tradition I’ve kept going from my mom is the candy tray—also […]

that neither my husband nor I had the good fortune of growing up with. Why did our parents feel the need to pull our loose […]