What Chinese Parents Understand Is That Nothing

I Kind Of - I Like My Life, I Feel I Have Lots Of Opportunities. And My Parents Actually Having Had Such High Expectations For Me - I Would Say It's The Greatest Gift That Anyone Has Ever Given Me. I Complained A Lot When I Was Little, But That's How I Feel Now. And That's Why I Tried To Do The Same With My Two Daughters.

There's Nothing Better For Building Confidence Than Learning You Can Do Something You Thought You Couldn't.

I'm A Slave To My Dogs And Go Out With Them Almost Every Day. They Are Poorly Behaved If They Don't Run. They Really Act Up.

The Fact Is That Chinese Parents Can Do Things That Would Seem Unimaginable-even Legally Actionable-to Westerners. Chinese Mothers Can Say To Their Daughters, "hey Fatty-lose Some Weight." By Contrast, Western Parents Have To Tiptoe Around The Issue, Talking In Terms Of "health" And Never Ever Mentioning The F-word, And Their Kids Still End Up In Therapy For Eating Disorders And Negative Self Image.

I Worry That By Losing My Temper So Much And Being So Harsh And Yelling So Much That, By Example, I Will Have Taught My Daughters To Be That Way, And I'm Now Constantly Telling Them Not To Do That.