{"id":54895,"date":"2018-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=54895"},"modified":"2023-05-23T10:36:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:36:57","slug":"18-ways-lebanese-mothers-show-love-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/54895\/18-ways-lebanese-mothers-show-love-3\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Ways Lebanese Mothers Show Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s tough love or pure love, it&#8217;s still love. These are the unique ways in which Lebanese mothers tell their kids that they love them.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. Forcing you to eat a kilo of <i>Za&#8217;atar<\/i> before an exam<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  Because we all know Za&#8217;atar gives your brain superhuman powers.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. Judging all of your outfit choices&#8230;even your pijamas<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/iSfVdMw6e0wP6\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>3. Cooking two of your favorite meals in one week<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  The best week of the year.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>4. Not forcing you to say hi to your Aunties every time they call the house<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.giphy.com\/BVStb13YiR5Qs.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>5. Being deeply concerned about your ripped jeans<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  Do you know what kind of impression your giving to society with those homeless pants?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>6. Hating your boyfriend\/girlfriend<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l1J9u3TZfpmeDLkD6\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>7. Never letting you order food to the house<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  &#8230;and telling you to eat some fruits instead.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>8. Treating your best friend like her own child\/best friend<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/tSL0YIEoeGRDG\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>9. Going out shopping for herself, but coming back with only bags of clothes for you<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  True love.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>10. Making your dentist appointments for you even when you&#8217;re almost 30<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/2vHlxetCd5B9m\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>11. Talking shit about you to your face, but bragging about you to her friends<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  Because if they showed you love to your face then they wouldn&#8217;t be helping you grow.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>12. Forcing you to take a jacket with you everywhere you go<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3XtigW1mlKBW0\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>13. Going with you to the salon every time you decide to get a haircut<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  &#8230; and hovering over the barber to make sure he gets the exact haircut <i>she<\/i> wants for you<\/p>\n<p>  <B>14. Making you a hot water bottle when you have a stomach ache<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/xT0xeMurgifgxdummk\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>15. Making you feel like every time she gets into the car with you is a near death experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  To make you focus on being a better driver, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>16. Being ashamed to have birthed you every time she hears you curse<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/2j6AeG4a5xWW4\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>17. Putting your face as <I>her<\/i> profile picture on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  Really zoomed in and horribly cropped, of course.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>18. 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