My Goal As A Parent Is To

I Once Won A Second Prize In A History Concert. My Parents Came To The Ceremony. Somebody Else Had Won The Prize For Best All-around Student. Afterwards My Father Said To Me, 'never, Ever Disgrace Me Like That Again.' When I Tell My Western Friends, They Are Aghast. But I Adore My Father. It Didn't Knock My Self-esteem At All.

When I Was Little, My Parents Really Only Wanted Me To Be A Scientist Or A Doctor; They Had Never Even Heard Of Law School. I Think Even These Days If You Were To Tell Your Mother You Want To Be A Fashion Designer, Or An Artist Or A Writer, A Lot Of Asian Parents Would Be Alarmed Because They Don't Think That's A Secure Career.

We All Want To Do The Right Thing For Our Children. We All Don't Know What That Is And We All - You Know, You Won't Know Until The Future.

There's Something Suspicious About Saying, 'i'm Just Going To Leave My Child Alone And Let Her Pursue Her Passions.' You Know What? I Think Most 13-year-olds' Passion Is Sitting In Front Of The Tv, Or Doing Facebook, Or Surfing The Internet For Hours.

A Lot Of Parents Today Are Terrified That Something They Say To Their Children Might Make Them 'feel Bad.' But, Hey, If They've Done Something Wrong, They Should Feel Bad. Kids With A Sense Of Responsibility, Not Entitlement, Who Know When To Experience Gratitude And Humility, Will Be Better At Navigating The Social Shoals Of College.