<p>Yeah, my mom also said if I don't get over a 31+ on the ACT, I wont be able to get into any of the UC's.lol.</p>
<p>^Oh, my parents did that when I didn't set a curve on an English test for the first time (as well as when I didn't make MOP)...lol</p>
<p>^you tell your parents too much info. next time dont say anything if you didnt set the curve.</p>
<p>When my brother got a C in 8th grade, my mom cut the TV cord with scissors. Yeah.</p>
<p>A friend of my aunt's (asian) has an extremely accomplished daughter. She majored in polysci and is now working under Hillary Clinton in the Dept. of State trying to stop human trafficking in Taiwan. COOL right?! No. She could have gone to law school; now she only makes 80k a year.</p>
<p>circumlocution2- I totally agree. It kinda sucks how money is the only factor (not with my parents but ive seen it with others). One of my friend's dad is a lawyer. and he pretty much said it sucks... lots of work.. have everyones problems on your shoulders... everyone hates you lol.</p>
<p>Personally money isnt a big deal for me. I just want enough to live easily. I cant help but think that a girl would want my money...not me. that would suck pretty badly.</p>
<p>although i wanna be a cardiologist... but thats cause i wanna help others... not get rich</p>
<p>^^^I didn't tell them, I never tell them anything relevant to grades. They simply checked my English grade (our English tests are extremely difficult and the tests are always curved down to the highest scorer, I had one less than the curve, so my parents found out...)</p>
<p>aluminum_boat-- I know, right?! It's just frustrating to see parents equating success with the number of 0's at the end of their paychecks. I mean, some people with crap salaries are changing the world.
I can't imagine having that hang over my head-- does he "love" me for my $ ? Awful.</p>
<p>I'm thinking about medicine too, but not in a US setting. I just want to get out, see the world, and help people who really really need it. Don't get me wrong, the US needs great surgeons too, and that's awesome if you have that aspiration. I'm just too restless. :\
It's so funny watching my aunt's friends' expressions when I first say "I want to be a doctor" (approval) followed by "in third world countries" (sheer disbelief and WhyTF?)
haha.</p>
<p>circumlocution2- lol i know what you mean. I get to travel a lot so ive seen a lot of the world. But I think I like the U.S. I wanna live either in Philly or Oakland (opposite side of the country lol). And help people in other countries over the summer (especially in India-my home country)</p>
<p>Hah, this is hilarious. My mom was an immigrant too but from Eastern Europe so she's always like "I came here to give you a better life" blah blah blah. Some of the things she does include:
-Yell at me for A MINUSES ("why is that minus there?")
-Yell at me for when my BROTHER gets Bs
-Threatens and tries to scare me into getting a 36 on the ACT. I don't think she understands how hard that is/I won't be able to do it (30/31 is not good enough apparently!)</p>
<p>Assuming you meant when the little brother gets B's. </p>
<p>Probably because sometimes parents think the older sib should be responsible for the younger ones, and teach them "right"</p>
<p>Hah yeah, tell me about it. Apparently I do need to teach him/check over his homework, not my parents. But he never even asks for help so how should I know? <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>ROFL.HAHA.i rofle'd at the video haha...
my dad doesn't care about my studies at all. my mom does care,but she doesn't go that far and ask me for my grades.i just tell her im doing great. hehe.
i get all the good grades in school, and keep them to myself. there's no need for them to worry about my studies because i know i can do it without the push of "asian parents". lol......</p>
<p>Haha, I think we should probably be bit more respectful xD </p>
<p>Having said that, it really annoys me when my parents (with my mom in particular) flip out at me for "not working hard enough" when they barely know anything about my schoolwork. They don't know what classes I'm taking, what my teachers are like, or how heavy my workload is, and yet they still find the need to lecture me when I sit down for a break.
I've always been independent academically- why can't they realize that? "You never work anymore! Where has your mind gone? How can you expect to get into Harvard?!" </p>
<p>Are any of you in the same situation?</p>
<p>You did NOT have to phrase the title of the thread as "Asian Moms" You could have phrased it as-"Obsessive Moms" and vented your frustation with these moms like a bajillion venting thread that come up on HSL. By attacking/generalizing/setting apart Asian Moms you simply cannot say you are NOT racist. I'm asian and I've observed so many characteristics in other races- blacks, whites, hispanics but since I'm not racist, I'm not just going to target one particular ethnic group coz I and most world-wise people know that selfishness, lowliness, competitiveness, arrogance, pride is exhibited in EVERY SINGLE race, ethnic group. </p>
<p>copy pasta'd from another thread =P
tbh though, some things are so ingrained into the culture that it's not really racist to generalize them.</p>
<p>Woami- I know what you mean but this thread isn't bashing them. People have just been listing some common characteristics that are funny/ annoying. The first couple pages are all in fun and the last couple are more serious but kinda get away from the Asian moms only(not every post but you know what I mean). And I don't think anyone can deny that this is more rampant in asian parents than others, hence the thread name. This has nothing to do with racism.</p>
<p>Just realized you were not serious Lol sorry</p>
<p>Yeah. I'm alwayyyssss complaining about my mum and her NEED to be right (even when it's plainly obvious she's wrong). then i look at my grandad and he's even more strict. she probably got it worse growing up.</p>
<p>wow, everyone in this group complaining about their "asian moms" disgusts me.</p>
<p>I hate when asians themselves are using the word "Asian" in derogatory ways.</p>
<p>lol Hah-vahd..not asian but well i get off easy AT EVERYTHING</p>
<p>EDIT: my parents think i'm TOO OCCUPIED!?! so we've had discussions to drop soccer or my online course or no going over to friends.. the last one isn't happening and i refuse to drop anything i have in my schedule.. yup :/ See they don't care if i drop a course that they paid $600 for but they have so many questions when i need to buy anything else..</p>
<p>It's actually my dad for me.</p>
<p>He saw that i got a B on alg2/trig and disregarded all other As.</p>
<p>"Sho mi yo repot cawd"
"whaaattt Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee???!"
"you never get into college"
"neva! now go to yo room and sthudy!"</p>
<p>I want to go to William and Mary but they think the school sucks and there like 'Nooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhh you go to habard, printon or yeeeeeeeeleee"</p>