Crouching Tiger, Hidden Psycho
Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 5:29PM So I'm a little late responding to Amy Chua's article in the WSJ about "Why Chinese Mother's are Superior." It's taken me a while to put my finger on exactly what my beef is with her parenting style (or should I say, to decide which beef is the biggest). Well, it just dawned on me as I was doing squats to Pink's "So What" at the gym...
Here is the distinction: there are parents who think their children OWE them -- and there are those who don't. That's an oversimplified generalization, blah blah blah, but that's it in a nutshell.
My sister always said, contrary to popular belief, that having kids is the most selfish thing you can do. After all, it's all for you. I could not agree more. For the Tiger parents in the world, the child is lucky to have been given life and is indebted. INDEBTED to them.
Perform! Bring pride and bounty to the family -- or else!!
There is nothing wrong with pushing your kids to achieve more, but at what cost? At the end of the day, the most successful people in the world are not the ones who have memorized the most facts, scored the highest on the SAT, or married the wealthiest man; rather, it's those who have a love for their passion and pursue it at all costs.
So Amy Chua, here is what I say to you: your obsession with achievement and perfect in your children is nothing short of psychotic. At the end of the day, it's for you, not for them.
Agree? Disagree? Let's hear it.
Reader Comments (5)
I would never call any future children garbage or make them practice piano without potty breaks, but you know my kids will be taking piano, violin, and math lessons! However, to make my kid more well-rounded, I'm going to add writing classes.
That article title wasn't chosen by Chua, it was chosen by WSJ. Chua has made it pretty clear in every article since then that the book isn't a how to, it's a memoir about how her parenting style was full of mistakes. The book is actually about how she had to change her thoughts on parenting after her kids rebelled. Maybe read the book before passing judgement on the woman?
BELIEVE me, Amanda, if the Chua didn't want people *passing judgement* on her, she would not be behaving like the troll that she is. Have you read the follow-up in Quora? People passing judgement is what is currently lining her pockets. Furthermore, to say that the WSJ chose the title and she had no influence or input is complete bullshit.
And... to backpeddle and say "oh my book is a memoir and nothing else", then you don't give it the title: "Battle Hymm of [me]"... please.
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