So I came across this article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...528698754.html
It's very extreme and I'm certain it's not satirical.
Despite being a mostly Asian forum, I'm guessing we are mostly quite liberal.
So, do you agree with this domineering academic fixation? Are your parents like this? Do you know people who had parents like this? How do they turn out?
My experience has been that people who fold to these absurd parental demands end up having no spine, or turn out to be chronic self sacrificing types.
My dad was groomed to be the best of the best, and by accounts of everyone around him, he is a brilliant man. But he got conscripted into the army and had to immigrate to pursue a better life. He's worked his back off for over 2 decades to send money back, look after our family and laments the future he could have had.
While I really appreciate what he's done, I personally wouldn't want to live a life like that. I wasn't raised with guilt and filial debt as my birth right. I want to be selfish.
While this Amy Chua wants her kids to be the best. What really is the best and why does she want it so bad? All answers I know leads to a desire for happiness, but do you really need all that to be happy?