Asian Parents really be Ethering their own seeds

[O.T.I.S.]

I read the back of them chopsticks papers. Knives are considered instruments of war in Asian culture so they don't want them at the table they eat at.

Tf is a fork considered then?

 

[Tom Foolery]

That's not ether. It's parenting.

 

[Nar-el]

“Amy Chua is right”

 

[Doobie Doo]

Tf is a fork considered then?

They don't eat with forks either. Just chopsticks and spoons

 

[O.T.I.S.]

They don't eat with forks either. Just chopsticks and spoons

Thats why i asked, what do they consider forks if knives are instruments of war

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Eh, African parents low key be strict too

"You are African, not 'B'frican."

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Tf is a fork considered then?

A mini trident

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Me thinking if you have to do all that for your kid to perform well... Are your kid and yourself really that smart?

But if you like it I love it

 

[Wildin]

Tf is a fork considered then?

Pretty sure the fork as a dining utensil derived from the fork that was a tool for thousands of years. W

 

[Gully Bull]

A mini trident

A pocket rake

 

[get these nets]

Me thinking if you have to do all that for your kid to perform well... Are your kid and yourself really that smart?

But if you like it I love it

They try to get their children to maximize their potentials.

I've known Korean Americans who have gone through it. Later in life, they may opt for different career paths but they have those options open to them because of the capital (assets, education,credentials, work experience) that they got because of that pressure.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

That's why I'm blasian

 

[Stir Fry]

My mom didn't really push me much academically once I got to middle school, but she sure as hell was blunt af when it came to expressing her opinions about me whenever I fukked up in other areas of my life


Thanks mom

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Me thinking if you have to do all that for your kid to perform well... Are your kid and yourself really that smart?

But if you like it I love it

It’s about the work..... being smart or naturally gifted ain’t worth shyt if you have zero or little work ethic.....

 

[MischievousMonkey]

They try to get their children to maximize their potentials.

I've known Korean Americans who have gone through it. Later in life, they may opt for different career paths but they have those options open to them because of the education,credentials, work experience that they got because of that pressure.

Which is a fine goal to have and they seem to have some results in that regard.

But the article only compares lax parenting, which doesn't achieve that goal, and the stereotypical Asian degrading one, which gets better academic results accompanied with poorer mental health.

I believe there are healthier alternatives that do lead to academically competitive children without stifling their other potentials (creativity, emotional expression and management, communication, love...). Knowing they exist, I don't see any reason to favor methods that involve the "ethering of children".