The argument against tiger moms

[the_tyrant]

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/10/op...rticle_sidebar

(CNN) -- When I was a kid, I was obedient and quiet. I automatically knew that talking too loud, making a fuss or being assertive would never fly. I did what I was told.
I was a Chinese girl.
I adhered to my parents' wishes that I get top grades and perform well in the activities they had chosen for me.
But after all the hours of homework, grueling afternoons of practicing arpeggios on the piano to perfection, four hours of Chinese school after regular school, Chinese calligraphy lessons with the stiff brush and stinky ink, after the chores, basketball practice and memorization of Chinese poems, eventually I wanted to feel known for myself, not just my accomplishments.

You know what, if I had kids, I would not be an obsessive tiger/helicopter parent. Because after all, spend 18 years obsessing over your kid, only for them to get into a good university so they can come out with a slightly higher paying job.

If I'm going to obsess over my kid for 18 years, he should better come out as the next agent 47, or at the very least, be able to count cards.