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<\/p>\nWhether it’s tough love or pure love, it’s still love and this is how Lebanese mothers express it:<\/p>\n
1. Forcing you to eat a kilo of Za’atar<\/i> before an exam<\/b><\/p>\n
Because we all know Za’atar gives your brain superhuman powers.<\/p>\n
2. Judging all of your outfit choices…even your pajamas during quarantine<\/b><\/p>\n
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3. Cooking two of your favorite meals in one week<\/b><\/p>\n
The best week of the year.<\/p>\n
4. Not forcing you to say hi to your aunties every time they call<\/b><\/p>\n
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5. Being deeply concerned about your ripped jeans<\/b><\/p>\n
Do you know what kind of impression you’re giving with those homeless pants?<\/p>\n
6. Hating your boyfriend\/girlfriend<\/b><\/p>\n
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And you’ll understand why when you break up. <\/p>\n
7. Never letting you order food to the house<\/b><\/p>\n
…and telling you to make a labne sandwich instead. <\/p>\n
8. Constantly asking “waynak\/waynik” when you’re out<\/b><\/p>\n
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9. Going out shopping for herself, but coming back with only bags of clothes for you<\/b><\/p>\n
True love.<\/p>\n
10. Getting you a doctor’s appointment even when you’re almost 30<\/b><\/p>\n
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11. Talking shit about you to your face, but bragging about you to her friends<\/b><\/p>\n
Because if they showed you love to your face then they wouldn’t be helping you grow.<\/p>\n
12. Forcing you to take a jacket with you everywhere you go<\/b><\/p>\n
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Even if it’s summer. And you’re going to the beach.<\/p>\n
13. Going with you to the salon every time you decide to get a haircut<\/b><\/p>\n
…and hovering over the coiffure to make sure he gets the exact haircut she<\/i> wants for you.<\/p>\n
14. Making you ginger tea when you have a stomach ache<\/b><\/p>\n
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15. Getting in the car with you and treating the ride like a near death experience<\/b><\/p>\n
To make you focus on being a better driver, obviously.<\/p>\n
16. Being ashamed to have birthed you every time she hears you curse<\/b><\/p>\n
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17. Putting your face as her<\/i> profile picture on WhatsApp<\/b><\/p>\n
Really zoomed in and horribly cropped, of course.<\/p>\n
18. Having an Instagram account that’s solely dedicated to super close up photos of you and your siblings<\/b><\/p>\n
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