Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Posted by Stuart Schneiderman at 7:10 AM
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Jim said...

I have mixed feelings about "Tiger Mom". I was raised by an Italian-American mom who was in many ways tougher than Amy Chua. But it was a different era and while my more disciplined upbringing may have made me a better man, my relationship with my mother these days is not so great. I'm into "free range" parenting with my three sons and one is 30 years old while the other two are still at home. Most other parents consider my wife and I to be tougher than most but nothing compared to Amy Chua. My boys may not be Nobel laureates but they are socially functioning, independant, happy and manage to perform well. One of my boys is academically gifted and that has a lot to do with his genes. Amy's daughters are also gifted and a good part of their accomplishment is due to their genes as well as their mother's "encouragement". But the girls are still very young and the rest of Amy's parenting story has yet to be written. I read that Asian teenage girls also have a high rate of suicide. What will Amy do when boyfriends come into the picture? Will she say, "no dating until you get your get your PhD's"? Yeah right! How will her girls function when they finally leave home? And what about this silent Jewish father? Does he get to say anything? Would Amy get away with such bossing around if she married to a Chinese man? I suspect that poor Amy would not have it as easy if she had sons. Will Amy Chua's next book about the girls' progress be as triumphant when it comes out 15 years from now? I think not.

January 19, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Anonymous said...

Amy Chua is preparing her kids for The World That Was; fighting the last war; kids perfectly suited to fit as cogs in a processed, Sanitized for Your Protection world that has gone broke.

Those kids are insects trapped in amber.

I have no idea what the world is going to look like: Plumbing will probably be more valuable than playing the piano.

I'm no expert in child-rearing, but I'll tell you this: My kid will build the world those little darlings, those little hot-house flowers, will live in; 'cuz somebody has to....

I mean, it's not like they, or 'Tiger' Chua are going to do fuck-all but try and collect awards that used to be important. They are a Cargo Cult, not innovators.

I'm sure my Little Guy, when he is a Big Guy, will enjoy their little concerts very much.

--Gray

January 19, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Jim said...

It looks like Amy Chua will attempt to control her girls' lives for a long time. No doubt she will choose their college. Will they go away from home for college? That will lead to a total loss of control. How will Mom handle that? Will she select dates and eventually husbands for her daughters and plan their weddings? What kind of men will she pick? Will they be Jewish, Chinese or something else? What man would want Amy Chua as a mother-in-law? Would anyone want their son marrying into this kind of family?

January 20, 2011 at 10:17 AM
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