12 Of Your Lebanese Mom’s Favorite Things During Winter

Lebanese moms have a seasonal love for things, and when winter rolls around, it’s finally time for these 12 things to shine.

1. Augmentin

She almost loves it as much as Fucidin. You know she’ll be stocking up on antibiotics like her life depends on it.

2. This phrase: “L tor2at metel l saboon”

Yes, thank you for ruining my plans.

3. Making you wear an undershirt

‘Tis the season for, “MA LEBIS SHI TA7TA?”

4. Fuzzy slippers

Bonus points if they’re in the shape of a bunny, dog, cat, or any other animal. She will also scream at you to put on the bear-shaped ones she bought you four Christmases ago.

5. Floral winter blankets

You’d be chilling on the couch and she’d randomly walk up to you and wrap you in a giant blanket. No questions asked. You accept the offering.

6. Tyeb shatawe

Although she already switched out your summer wardrobe for your winter one, you’ll find more coats and sweaters piling up over the span of several weeks until winter ends.

7. Complaining about how cold it is

She proceeds to express her hatred for winter, even though she feels the same way about summer. There’s just no winning.

8. Shawrabet 3adas

The cousin of mjaddara that we hate just a little less than the real deal. Please refrain from coughing in front of your mom, or else it’s all you’ll be eating for a good week.

9. turtlenecks

“Ya mama hal col roule (of course pronounced corolet) bteksor l bared lezem telbsowa taht tyebkon”

10. Blaming your habits for getting sick

“Ma teshrab/e ella may mtalje”
“Btemshe bel bet bala kalset”
“Btenso l jacket bas tedharo”
“Betdalkon 3al telephone”

11. And ridiculing your weak immunity

“Law bteshrab yansoun metle kel yom l soboh kenet mane3tak a2wa b ktir”

12. Snowfall

Snow b Faraya? Ain Zhalta? Barouk? Ehden? You will be receiving weather updates from your mom on WhatsApp with heart eyes ad ma betheb l talej.