Matthew Peter Hajducky

By now, most people know of Amy Chua’s book, “The Hymn of a Tiger Mother”. She has since defended her harsh and abusive mothering skills as being “tough love” based. Tough? This lady is crazy. She may have grown up in a family where everything she wrote about happened(She writes that “If a Western child came home from school with an A-, the parents would praise their child. If a Chinese student comes home with an A-, the parents are horrified.) I just finished watching “Daddy Day Care”, you know the movie with Eddy Murphy where he opens a day care center out of his own house? I know it’s a horrible movie, but it isn’t suppose to be great. It’s suppose to be a movie where you learn the meaning of family. The thing through my years of BEING a kid in today’s society is that tough love doesn’t work very much, especially Chua’s ideologies. She says that there are no play dates, no whining, no sleepovers, and no school plays. Basically, her children have no interaction with the outside world, with absolutely no chance of making friends. A child cannot grow without support, and yes family is a big support system, but friends are essential to the growth of a child, as well as play time. This lady doesn’t believe in play time! Her idea of play time is practicing the piano for 5 hours. Learning the piano isn’t a viable skill in today’s culture. It’s something people would like to know how to do yes, but 5 hours!? my fingers would break off, if she hadn’t already broken them for me asking for food for lunch!. She may be a highly educated individual, but she lacks a huge human quality. It’s something that is positioned right underneath the breast plate on the left side of our bodies. It’s a heart. She says that the book is basically her own journey on becoming a mother, which is fine, but she writes it like a guide book. She does say at the end of the book that if these steps aren’t working and your children is crying out for you, stop with her regiment. I’m ashamed of anyone that would think to follow this book anyway. Parenting, motherhood especially, is something you cannot read about or be taught. It comes from within you, your natural instincts to do what is best for your child. Everyone’s parenting style is different. Chua believes her children should respect her for what she has done for them. I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather my children love me for what i do for them.

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