Kitten mom

since "tiger mom" became a household term last year thanks to amy chua, i've been hesitant to opine because of my overwhelmingly strong yet scattered feelings on the matter. it's not just that i can relate to the no childhood sleepover rule or practiced 6 hours of piano daily at age 5...in this respect, i absolutely 100% LIVED it.  but to say "yes it sucked" or "no i had a completely normal american upbringing" would be an unfair and highly reductive generalization. the experience itself was painful yet rewarding, i struggled with typical teenage hatred of parents yet couldn't be more grateful today. i could go on, but for now, let's just leave it as a complex experience beyond what battle hymn could have ever captured. 

anyway, like my other assorted existential/identity crises ("whitewashing", asian fetishers, etc. among other sensitive topics) i shall opt to delay discussion until my thoughts can be better articulated. one thing i'd like to point out though, is something that hasn't been extensively covered in post-battle hymn discourse. and that which is: what becomes of tiger moms post-judgment days, especially the ones who are finally satisfied with their kid's achievements? let me tell you- besides continuing to want what's best for their children, they are also hilariously lovable. below, some more snippets of a reformed tiger (meemers = mom):

"Oh, NO! Don't eat Kiwi from China. They use chemical to enlarge the size of Kiwi. After eating them, it will damage your nerve system"

"i bet you could not quiet[sic] understand this article since it is written in Chinese. Let me summarize for you:

when you buy he fruits in USA or imported from USA, if the sticker has the 4digits and starts with "4", it is the regular fruits with pesticide applied in it.

if the sticker has 5 digits and starts with "9", it means it is organics, it is safe to eat.
if the sticker starts with number "8" ----- -- OH, NO! it is genetics changed fruits. -----Don't buy it!!!"

another email on kiwi. "NOOOOOO kiwi from China. Scaryyyyyyyy"

anyway, it's looking like there's some light at the end of this verrrryyyy long tunnel leading to ZAOZAO's launch. i wish i could blog about it right now, but then i just might have to kill you if you read it. just kidding. but between lawyering up and decoding paperwork containing lots and lots and lots of esoteric jargon and some other stuff inbetween, i cannot WAIT to release ZAOZAO v1.0 to the world. STAY TUNED!