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![Singaporeans Share What Their Parents Do Instead of Saying ‘I Love You’]()
Asian parents don't really say "I love you" to their kids. Instead, it simmers in the sound of home-cooked meals or even the scam warning messages they forward in family group chats.
Singaporeans share how they've learned to recognise their parents' love language.
Singaporeans Share What Their Parents Do Instead of Saying ‘I Love You’
Asian parents don't really say "I love you" to their kids. Instead, it simmers in the sound of home-cooked meals or even the scam warning messages they forward in family group chats.
Singaporeans share how they've learned to recognise their parents' love language.
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The Unspoken Existential Weirdness of Buying Your First HDB Flat
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10 Weeks of Extra Parental Leave Is Great. Guilt-Tripping Employees for Taking It Isn’t.
Dear employers, leave is leave.
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In the stillness after sunset.
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It's a great idea—but until we make concrete changes, that's all it'll be.
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