Virginia Duan's Blog

Untangling personality from undiagnosed ADHD, processing my grandmother's death, and an unordered list of tiny joys

The post How Much of My Personality Is ADHD vs. Actually Me? first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

On surviving difficult anniversaries, celebrating properly, and the moment prayer became “I WANT I WANT I WANT

The post I WANT I WANT I WANT (and What a Relief We Are Together) first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

Writing paralysis, the existential dread of approaching 50, and why I'm learning Korean (for the umpteenth time)

The post I Got 5 Chairs for $15 and I Still Don’t Know If I’m Okay first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

Parenting reality check: when your kid calls you out for being absent, you're too tired to be a better person, and you just want to hide upstairs forever.

The post My 13-year-old Called Me Out, and She Wasn’t Wrong first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

My heart was like, "JIN CONCERTS! ROAD TRIPS! ALL THE SOCIALIZING!" and my body was like, "Ma’am, we are not equipped for this level of enthusiasm."

The post When Your K-pop Heart Writes Checks Your Body Can’t Cash first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

Staying up until 4:30am researching iconic performances (for book research, obviously), longing for the certainty of my Christian days, and wondering how I'm supposed to live my life when BTS won't stay in Korea.

The post 4:30am Research Spirals and Idols Who Won’t Stay in Their Timezone first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

My ADHD brain thinks one missed newsletter means I should quit forever, and I celebrate the discovery of Melona bars in my freezer

The post I Missed a Week and My Brain Said, “Guess We’re Done Forever” first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

A BTS side profile has consumed my brain, Pedro Pascal propaganda is working, and my hormones are now my personality.

The post j-hope’s Adam’s Apple vs. My Last Functioning Brain Cell first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

Celebrating Min Yoongi's return to civilian life by enabling your book hoarding habits with 1600+ free romance ebooks, including my own.

The post Min Yoongi Is Free and So Are 1600+ Romance Books first appeared on Mandarin Mama.

ADHD, periods, and the audacity of expecting productivity while parenting a toddler. Plus: j-hope's new single, and why I'm laughing at my own terrible puns.

The post Funeral Season, Unrealistic Expectations, and j-hope Thirst Traps first appeared on Mandarin Mama.