The mother daughter pair that i have chosen to write about are Jing-Mei (June) Woo and her mother Suyuan Woo. Between the two characters I think that I most identify with Jing-Mei (June). Jing-Mei and I both have mothers that set high expectations for us in hopes that we will achieve them. When Jing-Mei was younger her mother wanted her to be the best or a prodigy. Although, my mother doesn't expect me to be a prodigy, I sometimes feel that she wants me to be the best. I can relate to the way that Jing-Mei was feeling during the time when her mother was pushing her to be the best. I easily become unhappy when I cannot meet the expectations that my mother has for me. Not only am I disappointed when I cannot meet expectations, but my mother is disappointed
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You never rise. Lazy to get up. Lazy to rise to expectations (40)". On a couple of occasions my mother has made a strangely similar statement. She says to me, "Carissa, don't be lazy. Put in the effort and you get good results." Like Jing-Mei I tell my mother she should not be negative and criticize me so much. While I was reading I came upon this quote that Jing-Mei says, “There’s a school of thought,” I said, “that parents shouldn’t criticize children. They should encourage instead. You know, people rise to other people’s expectations. And when you criticize, it just means you’re expecting failure (39)”. I hastily decided that this was a perfect quote and I proceeded to read it to my mother. All my mother said in return was, "That's interesting. I guess I won't criticize you." I am sad to report that the end of my mothers criticism lasted for about a day. Metaphorically stepping back and taking a look at everything I have just written I have come to understand that it is a parents job to give positive criticism and to push their children. Parents want what's best for their children which is why they are always pushing them and setting expectations for
You never rise. Lazy to get up. Lazy to rise to expectations (40)". On a couple of occasions my mother has made a strangely similar statement. She says to me, "Carissa, don't be lazy. Put in the effort and you get good results." Like Jing-Mei I tell my mother she should not be negative and criticize me so much. While I was reading I came upon this quote that Jing-Mei says, “There’s a school of thought,” I said, “that parents shouldn’t criticize children. They should encourage instead. You know, people rise to other people’s expectations. And when you criticize, it just means you’re expecting failure (39)”. I hastily decided that this was a perfect quote and I proceeded to read it to my mother. All my mother said in return was, "That's interesting. I guess I won't criticize you." I am sad to report that the end of my mothers criticism lasted for about a day. Metaphorically stepping back and taking a look at everything I have just written I have come to understand that it is a parents job to give positive criticism and to push their children. Parents want what's best for their children which is why they are always pushing them and setting expectations for