Artist Alexander Shen created some short vignettes from some observations growing up in a Chinese family. You might identify with some of these yourself. Here’s the Growing up With Mr. Shen shorts

“Growing up, my parents used to tell me to eat all of my food. They also said that for every grain of rice I didn’t finish, a pimple or scar would appear on my future wife’s face.”

Bowls of rice – Growing up With Mr. Shen

“Growing up, my family always kept a drawer full of pens. The silly thing is that the pens in this drawer never worked. The sillier thing is that we never threw those pens away.”

Pen drawer – Growing up With Mr. Shen