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Tiger Mom, Amy Chua and Family
1 posted on 04/01/2011 4:48:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

A victory for TRADITIONAL parenting.

Let the liberals show their ANGER!


2 posted on 04/01/2011 4:53:04 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts))
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To: SeekAndFind

I have an Asian wife and two beautiful, WELL-BEHAVED, loving step-daughters. The kids were held to strict curfews and not given everything there hearts desired growing up. Good for you Tiger Mom.


3 posted on 04/01/2011 4:54:42 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: SeekAndFind

I think it vindicates her that requiring your to develop the habit of doing your best in whatever activitied you are doing.

But don’t I think that it vindicates her that your kids should have every moment of fun sucked out of their lives and totally dedicated to being productive.


5 posted on 04/01/2011 5:02:39 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: SeekAndFind

Good. Now she’ll be able to pay for all the therapy she’ll probably need.

I am a traditional parent. But what this woman described was scary.

I mean, they weren’t allowed to be in the school play. The mother thought there was nothing wrong with calling her daughter names like fatty and garbage. She would keep her playing for hours at a piano, and threaten to destroy her toys if she didn’t.

That is not healthy. Granted, we go way too far the other way in America, but I just don’t think that is the way to raise a child. I’d rather my daughter didn’t get into Harvard than call her names.


6 posted on 04/01/2011 5:06:27 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Great, her daughter will now be indoctrinated into the whole liberal entitlement mindset at one of the most liberal schools in the nation in one of the most liberal states in the nation. Not sure this will end well but at least she’ll have ~$200,000 in school debt to remind her of what it means to work hard and succeed.


7 posted on 04/01/2011 5:10:09 PM PDT by trapped_in_LA
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To: SeekAndFind
Her methods a bit to extreme. I prefer to enjoy my kids not harass them 24/7 and they are turning out just fine.
8 posted on 04/01/2011 5:10:54 PM PDT by linn37
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To: SeekAndFind

It certainly vindicates the idea of choosing two high IQ, high achieving, and well-connected parents.


9 posted on 04/01/2011 5:11:07 PM PDT by evilC
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To: SeekAndFind
My daughters attend a public HS that is around 25% - 30% Korean. The Korean kids are raised in a similar way, but not as extreme as what is described by the author. They participate in school plays, sports, and other extracurricular activities. They socialize with their friends like the other kids. They dominate the golf and tennis teams, and some play football. They work hard and get good grades in school. In a nutshell, in my experience Tiger Mom is more extreme than the many Asian parents that I know. Believe me, these other Asian parents get the same results.
11 posted on 04/01/2011 5:27:06 PM PDT by gusty
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To: SeekAndFind

Getting an article about you in a nationally-circulated newspaper probably helps a bit, too.


12 posted on 04/01/2011 5:32:57 PM PDT by yup2394871293
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To: SeekAndFind

Can’t wait to see what happens to the daughter when she gets her first taste of dorm feedom


15 posted on 04/01/2011 6:08:21 PM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Can’t wait to see what happens to the daughter when she gets her first taste of dorm freedom


16 posted on 04/01/2011 6:08:30 PM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: wintertime

Ping! It looks like the success-haters are out in force on this one.


17 posted on 04/01/2011 6:09:03 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts))
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To: SeekAndFind

We certainly are diverse. We have tiger moms and ghetto whores.


36 posted on 04/08/2011 6:21:52 PM PDT by quietly desperate (The state is that fiction by which everyone tries to live at everyone's expense.)
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