<p>All I have to say is that sometimes I just want to go shoot myself. Well maybe not but here are some of my experiences.</p>
<p>1) Americans. My parents ALWAYS criticize Americans about their weight, country, attitude, etc. I do try to explain to my parents that not all Americans are what I just described. I hate it when they refer to non-Asians as "Americans". And they always think that Asians are the superior race.</p>
<p>2) Pleasure. Nothing every pleases them. It's always like "You no doctor, you die." My parents compare me to my "American" friends ALL THE TIME (which is pretty ironic since my parents hate Americans). They ask me everyday why I'm not well rounded like my friends. Sometimes they wish they had a better child. </p>
<p>3) Broken English. Pure and simple. My parents always talk like this, "I knee duh rise fo wok or I don wok good." They always cut-off the ending of everything they say. It's really annoying and no one understands them. Here's a good example: YouTube</a> - Angry Asian Restaurant Prank Call (ORIGINAL) - Ownage Pranks</p>
<p>4) Repetition. If my parents ask me something and I say no, they will ask me like 10 more times expecting a different answer. Also, whenever they talk about anything they usually wind up repeating whatever they just said for a solid 3-4 hours. Seriously. This does happen A LOT.</p>
<p>I love and respect my parents. There are times where I wish I never had Asian parents but in the end, I am thankful that they can send me to school and feed me. I guess my only request is that they LEARN ENGLISH.</p>
<p>1) They insult EVERYBODY. Me, my friends, my grades, my school, my gender, our own race- EVERYTHING!</p>
<p>2) They are NEVER happy. You get an A- and they say you can do better! Could they at least appreciate that I didn’t FAIL?!?</p>
<p>3) They get mad that I don’t obey them. Yes, I’m a girl and I wear jeans; QUIT TRYING TO PUT ME IN A SKIRT!! And NO I am NOT getting a bloody arranged marriage. Welcome to the 21st century!</p>
<p>4) Lack of grammar. They can speak English- just with really bad grammar. </p>
<p>5) They get mad that I didn’t get into the USMA or Harvard or Stanford. I’M NOT A GENIUS PEOPLE!! Sure I’m smart, but not THAT smart! And athletically- I suck!</p>
<p>6) They sent me to military school because they thought it would help me become more obedient. It didn’t. I got WAAAAAAY more freedom at New Mexico Military Institute than I did at home. I LOVED it! And then they found out… I can’t go back there for my Senior year. <em>sigh</em> Back to prison.</p>
<p>7) THEY WON’T LET ME GET MY LICENSE!! I’m going to be a SENIOR!!</p>
<p>I KNOW they are trying to protect me and everything… BUT I WANT MY LIFE BACK!!! Ugh!</p>
<p>Yeesh, if you don’t like this thread then don’t read it.</p>
<p>No, I’m not being chained up or force fed poison nor do my parents participate in some illegal activity or something. </p>
<p>However, it helps me personally to know that there ARE other kids in the same position as me.
Poor humor helps me not whine and be depressed when I’m talking to REAL people.</p>
<p>Yeah, I know. I have to admit I’d never be this smart if it weren’t for the fact that my father kinda implied I was a failure and I set out to prove him wrong.</p>
<p>He hasn’t exactly changed his opinion, but hey, I got smarter! ;)</p>
<p>Really? My roommate at NMMI had ridiculously permissive parents (she was kinda spoiled- got/did whatever she wanted) but she seemed to get along with them fine. Not to mention that her grades weren’t exactly shabby.</p>
<p>Of course you’d get along with your parents if they get you everything you wanted When I become a parent, I’ll let my children do things they are interested in… but they better be as good at that thing as they can. <— That’s the kind of parenting most kids need.</p>
<p>Agreed. If my child happens to, like, enjoy playing the piano or something, and even if they suck at it, I’ll find that one note they played right, and compliment them on it and then give them one correction. Too much correction builds animosity, but too many complements builds arrogance. Over time, they’ll learn to play perfectly.</p>
<p>I know they expect a lot from me, so I work hard.
When I get 5s and 800s, they simply say, “Good job,” but I know they’re still really proud.
Sometimes they get kind of annoying when they continually harass me about college stuff.
I voluntarily take on the role of being their e-mail spellchecker.
They’re actually very understanding, as long as I’ve done the best I can.
Life is good :)</p>
<p>They always yell at me for no apparent reason! When I was in junior high and we were in the car, they would just yell at me about how I was irresponsible and had no plans…</p>
<p>And then my dad would always smack me on the head when I got a math problem wrong so now I have severe hypochondria and have contemplated suicide multiple times. Whenever he’s yelling at me, I seriously wish he would just die.</p>
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<p>I want no contact with them at all after college.</p>
When I become a parent, I’ll let my children do things they are interested in… but they better be as good at that thing as they can. <— That’s the kind of parenting most kids need.</p>