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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:52 PM

Asian Parents: Fail to Understand the Concept of 'Encouragement'

The Selective test? Check.
Hall, tables and chairs? Yep.
Kid worrying him/herself to death? Yup.
Asian parent threatening to kill the kid if they don't make it into James Ruse? Hm...tick that a couple of times.

When I was back in primary school, I was the ONLY kid who had the most ASIANEST of Asian standards. And everyone would ask me why I would freak out over a stupid test of 1 + 1's. And I would always answer "I am quite liable to answer all those questions with a 3".

No, not really, but what caucasion kid would understand anyway? Of course they don't have parents who send you to 5 coaching schools, of course they don't have parents who lecture you on getting 100 in the HSC and OF COURSE they don't have parents who expect 100% from you or half-beat you to death. Really.

Encourage: According to dictionary.com, it means to inspire with courage, spirit or confidence.
Encourage (Asian parent term): According to asian parents, it means to do everything possible in order to get their kid to get 100% in all assignments and tests.

See the difference in meaning? Mm. BIG difference. I don't know about you, but, I'd MUCH rather take the proper caucasion meaning. Beats having to face your parents with a test paper marked 98% in your bag. I'll let you imagine what might happen there ^_^

Allow me to give an example. A mother and her daughter, asian mind you, walk through our gates, and ask for directions to the hall. Normal? Why of course NOT. They ARE asian i tell ya. 30 seconds after reaching the doors of the hall, the mother began giving a more-threat-than-lecture talk to the kid. More like yelling actually; if you count being heard from 15 metres away loud. The kid? Man, I felt so sorry for her.

Later on, after the kid ran away with her friends, i THINK i heard her say that she was 'gently encouraging' the girl. I died, right there, right there.

Seriously, when it comes to the Selective, or any other test for that matter, Asian parents FAIL, i say, FAIL to understand the true concept of encouragement. That mother represents all true asian parents. That's why you always find solace in friends ♥

Oh boy. I've run out of things to say.
I'm really sorry if its not as interesting as my first two posts! >_<

You actually finished my very boring post?! Good job.

Laters,

♥Kookiemonstah.xx

Labels: exam, rant, school, selective