tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post135364638023062017..comments2023-11-14T15:11:35.669-05:00Comments on miriam's ideas: War of the super momsmiriam sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-62639663562446154202011-01-17T13:56:38.051-05:002011-01-17T13:56:38.051-05:00Tat: The article is pure gold. Thanks.Tat: The article is pure gold. Thanks.miriam sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-22463627320917793952011-01-17T12:18:02.971-05:002011-01-17T12:18:02.971-05:00Oh, Miriam, Jewish Mothers have infinitely varied ...Oh, Miriam, Jewish Mothers have infinitely varied arsenal of oppression than mere shrieking and brutal force. Mine, for example, applied a winning combo of shaming+fostering competitiveness. Thus I have been propelled into "A"s. Which, of course, cost me a sudden stub in self-esteem in college, when I realized that ALL around me were mini-mes and I have no edge on them. Ergo: my son was left to his own (and to his Jewish Father's) devices; he truly is a self-made man. I am lucky his idea of making himself was first - Engineering and then suddenly - Finance and not devoting himself to studies of Kabuki Theater or Persian poetry of IX cent...<br /><br />Out of the perfect storm of opinions on that book excerpt by Ms Chua I'll offer you yet <a href="http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2011/01/why_chinese_mothers_are_not_su.html" rel="nofollow">another article</a> - which I more or less agree with right until the last paragraph (simply ridiculous).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com