When My Kids Wanted To Give Up

Real Self-esteem Has To Be Earned. I Also Believe In Virtuous Circles, Like, Nothing Is Fun Until You Are Good At It. It Is Great If You Can Instill In Children The Ability To Not Give Up, To Have A Work Ethic.

Once You Get To The Enlightenment, The Way That Powers Get To Be Hyperpowers Isn't Just By Conquest. It's Through Commerce And Innovation. Societies Like The Dutch Republic And The United States Used Tolerance To Become A Magnet For Enterprising Immigrants.

But Just Because You Love Something, I Added To Myself, Doesn't Mean You'll Ever Be Great. Not If You Don't Work. Most People Stink At The Things They Love.

Parenting Is The Hardest Thing I Have Ever Done. I Tried To Find The Balance Between The Strict, Traditional Chinese Way I Was Raised, Which I Think Can Be Too Harsh, And What I See As A Tendency In The West To Be Too Permissive And Indulgent. If I Could Do It All Again, I Would, With Some Adjustments.

For My Senior Prom, My Father Finally Said I Could Go - As Long As I Was Home By 9pm! That Was Around The Time That Most People Were Heading Out. When I Was Little I Was So Mad At Them All The Time. Why Can't I Do This? Why Are There So Many Rules? But Looking Back Now, My Parents Gave Me The Foundation To Have So Many Choices In Life.