complain about not being in a school play. Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do: Well, I can tell them, because I’ve done it. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it’s like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Part One The Tiger, the living symbol of strength and power, generally inspires fear and respect.Ī lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones.īut instead, it’s about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen-year-old. It’s also about Mozart and Mendelssohn, the piano and the violin, and how we made it to Carnegie Hall. This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs.
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