Yuling Chen

Yuling Chen

artist, writer, blogger, filmmaker, maker, etc.

Bodies

Since my mother came to Canada again in 2023, she has called me gaining weight and fatter by saying stuff like are you pregnant. She indicated I’m/might be pregnant/ someone got me pregnant by talking about it, my daily habits and how I looked chubbier. Is she okay? Is she also mentally ill? To me, it doesn’t just sounds offensive, but also acrimoniously bitter. Is she jealous of me? I already told her I haven’t had sex. She looked me up and down in a racist way and didn’t change her talking points. Frankly it just made me feel she was hateful and saying it on purpose. I didn’t do anything to deserve this. I found her utterly confounding. Etc. 

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