• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 21:49
CEST 03:49
KST 10:49
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
BGE Stara Zagora 2025: Info & Preview27Code S RO12 Preview: GuMiho, Bunny, SHIN, ByuN3The Memories We Share - Facing the Final(?) GSL46Code S RO12 Preview: Cure, Zoun, Solar, Creator4[ASL19] Finals Preview: Daunting Task30
Community News
Weekly Cups (June 2-8): herO doubles down0[BSL20] ProLeague: Bracket Stage & Dates9GSL Ro4 and Finals moved to Sunday June 15th12Weekly Cups (May 27-June 1): ByuN goes back-to-back0EWC 2025 Regional Qualifier Results26
StarCraft 2
General
The SCII GOAT: A statistical Evaluation Weekly Cups (June 2-8): herO doubles down BGE Stara Zagora 2025: Info & Preview Magnus Carlsen and Fabi review Clem's chess game. Jim claims he and Firefly were involved in match-fixing
Tourneys
Bellum Gens Elite: Stara Zagora 2025 Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament SOOPer7s Showmatches 2025 Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2) $5,100+ SEL Season 2 Championship (SC: Evo)
Strategy
[G] Darkgrid Layout Simple Questions Simple Answers [G] PvT Cheese: 13 Gate Proxy Robo
Custom Maps
[UMS] Zillion Zerglings
External Content
Mutation # 477 Slow and Steady Mutation # 476 Charnel House Mutation # 475 Hard Target Mutation # 474 Futile Resistance
Brood War
General
Will foreigners ever be able to challenge Koreans? BGH auto balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Mihu vs Korea Players Statistics BW General Discussion [BSL20] ProLeague: Bracket Stage & Dates
Tourneys
[ASL19] Grand Finals NA Team League 6/8/2025 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL20] ProLeague Bracket Stage - Day 2
Strategy
I am doing this better than progamers do. [G] How to get started on ladder as a new Z player
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Armies of Exigo - YesYes? Nintendo Switch Thread What do you want from future RTS games? Path of Exile
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
LiquidLegends to reintegrate into TL.net
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0 Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Hearthstone
Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Vape Nation Thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
Maru Fan Club Serral Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Korean Music Discussion [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2025 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion NHL Playoffs 2024
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread Cleaning My Mechanical Keyboard
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Cognitive styles x game perf…
TrAiDoS
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Heero Yuy & the Tax…
KrillinFromwales
I was completely wrong ab…
jameswatts
Need Your Help/Advice
Glider
Trip to the Zoo
micronesia
Poker
Nebuchad
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 22086 users

Parent rage blog pt 1

Blogs > Froadac
Post a Reply
Normal
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-17 05:46:48
November 17 2010 05:42 GMT
#1
Yesterday was a bad day. I scored 20 percent above class average on an AP chem test to be yelled at. Epic failed at an unfair pop quiz, and brought my GPA down to 4.2. So sad inside, even made a sticky on my desktop to remind me to feel guilty every time I turn on my computer.

[image loading]

So I get home and go shit shit shit shit epic rage incoming from parents, and get straight to work. Work work work work work work.

I’m in the clear, I’m working on math at 9:30, I’m being told to go to bed (something I might actually do at 10:00 given the circumstances…) and

Both of my parents come out of their room off the grades website like Hussein bolt melted some large abombination from starship troopers. Or like some bull running at me, a brightly colored fail student. Except for two large horns, it was brandishing a disgusting quantity of bullshit to throw at me.

[image loading]

In any case, as soon as I heard the ominous pounding you only hear in lord of the rings, I knew I was fucked. I quickly closed Wikipedia windows (I waste all my time there, you know), my email, and even ironically in panic MY ONLY WINDOW WHERE I WAS WORKING. Both parents came out, and initiated to talk about my worthlessness. The normal response to their antics is to act like a shitproof surface, and just wait. Unfortunately, they came with a memorandum… I think of something that would help me in school or they keep me up all night, prevent me from doing anything, and blame me for their sleep loss. I came up with some ideas, but they didn’t take kindly to any of them. Some of them included.
1. Working harder
2. Cleaning up
3. Becoming more organized
4. Dedicating a fixed portion of each day to studies
5. Getting off teamliquid permanently (err, what a lie rofl)
At this point I’m legitimately thinking what I can say to get them off my backs. They, like firebathero, are too annoying for me to ignore. [image loading] My desk with my computer is tiny, and with the speakers and monitor there is about no available space to work.
[image loading]
(Imagine that with a textbook, a calculator, pens and pencils, etc) I think “I’ll move it to my room, where I have much more room on my desk” This is met with hell no, all you’ll ever do is mess around blah blah blah. Eventually, they got tired and fell for some equally bullshit of idea of what I’d do, but this does not compare to the idiocy to follow.
At this point, after being yelled at and barbecued for literally 3 hours, I’m fairly well… pissed off.
[image loading]
So apart from going and listening to the roomie version of I’m not a witch (epic btw)



I decided fuck this, I’m moving the computer into my room. Sooo I took my computer, unplugged it, and moved it under my desk, covering it with a sweatshirt. At this point I realize my parents would sent me to slaughter for this, so I return to

I wake up this morning, hoping they haven’t noticed. WOOT THEY havn’et. Then I think, what the fuck can I do with it, if they actually realize it’s gone I”ll be screwed, and I can’t use it in there in any case. (I’m a bit of a retard) (I also actually own my computer) I get back from school, study in my room, basically refusing to reply to my mom’s snyde comments that I never study. (All the hell she ever does is listen to PBS world, which our tv station just dropped much to her ranting and dismay.)

+ Show Spoiler +
PBS World is a 24-hour digital channel showing documentaries, current affairs, and history programs


So at this point I’m just so pissed I say let’s make this all in. I take the monitor from the computer desk put it in my room, take a picture, MARVEL AT THE AWESOMENESS. Sit down. Stare. Smile. Gaze, directly into the sweet twin fans of the front of the antec 300 case…. To be awakened by my mom coming down the hall (again, think lord of the rings.) At this point I just say whatever. She comes in, yells at me, the elderly bassoon teacher with my brother looks at her like she’s a bitch, but that’s not that surprising. She then stops talking and states that she is incredibly angry. At this point I noted she looked like one of those world champion sumo wrestlers. I say, well, I only had it to “see what it would look like” She responded by saying YOU KNOW I DIDN’T WANT THAT ALL YOUD DO IS SCREW AROUND
[image loading]
I just facebed (not facepalm, I think I was carrying something) and put up with a 10 minute lecture about how now she can’t trust me, and about how my doorknob will be removed. I now I have a three inch round hole in my door….
She left. Don’t know for where. She has no friends. My aunt kicked her out last time she left because of me. Anyways, the logistics aside, she returned with the disclaimer “On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the maddest, I’m at a trillion.” Ignoring this obvious logical flaw, she then proceeded to the heart of this deeply woven story, with the well phrased, poetic (though not in iambic pentameter verse of “I need to leave again, because I can’t see you. (I didn’t think I was THAT ugly o.O) If I see you more I will do something and the police will be here. Why be soft. I want to kill you and bash in your skull. I want to bash your head into the door. I want to kick your face. I WANT TO (hand motions included) BREAK YOUR NECK


[image loading]
I just sat there with the following look on my face: [image loading]


Given that these kinds of events happen fairly frequently, this will be the first blog in a series of many. Feel free to post comments, advice for writing, and whatnot.


****
howerpower
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States619 Posts
November 17 2010 05:47 GMT
#2
You should of probably been studying when you wrote out this blog =P
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 05:48 GMT
#3
On November 17 2010 14:47 howerpower wrote:
You should of probably been studying when you wrote out this blog =P

Yeah. I was too mad to :D
voss
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia146 Posts
November 17 2010 05:52 GMT
#4
Are you serious? Your mom gave you all this crap for 'not studying'?

What was the average mark in your class - and you said you got 20% over it? Doesn't sound horrible to me.

Anyway, tell your mum you'd be much more productive in an evironment with less stress and pressure. Tell her you're aware of your own goals and have your own motivation - all her yelling and screaming is not helping.

Also, tell her to stop living vicariously through you. Your success != her success.
Antiochus
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada548 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-17 05:53:51
November 17 2010 05:53 GMT
#5
so when you say your gpa is 4.2 what scale are we using here? Are we talking 4.5 scale or 9 point scale? Your answer will help determine whether or not I think you're a tool.
All play and no work makes Jack unemployed.
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
November 17 2010 05:55 GMT
#6
haha nice blog i thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm going to go on a whim and assume asian parents but meh =P.
I've heard the whole you make me so angry i'm gonna do somethign the cops will be after me for. Don't completely dismiss this as the normal BS if your old lady is anything like mine she can snap and next thing you know shes trying to stick you with a pair of kitchen scissors. =/
I_Love_Bacon
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5765 Posts
November 17 2010 05:56 GMT
#7
Do what you gotta' do. Bite your tongue, keep working, keep studying.... then when you graduate move far, far away. If you're taking AP classes you're likely a senior (can you take AP as a junior? I don't remember at this point) so you've only got ~2/3 of a year to eat their shit.
" i havent been playin sc2 but i woke up w/ a boner and i really had to pee... and my crisis management and micro was really something to behold. it inspired me to play some games today" -Liquid'Tyler
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 05:56 GMT
#8
Out of a 5.0. Pretty damn good. About the mean to get into UC Berkeley.
Dont Panic
Profile Joined October 2010
United States194 Posts
November 17 2010 05:57 GMT
#9
Are you by chance azn?
I am order. I am logic. I know exactly who I am.
Antiochus
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada548 Posts
November 17 2010 05:57 GMT
#10
On November 17 2010 14:56 Froadac wrote:
Out of a 5.0. Pretty damn good. About the mean to get into UC Berkeley.

Ok man thats pretty fucked up then.
All play and no work makes Jack unemployed.
duckett
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States589 Posts
November 17 2010 05:59 GMT
#11
On November 17 2010 14:56 Froadac wrote:
Out of a 5.0. Pretty damn good. About the mean to get into UC Berkeley.

not quite. you're asian so that kind of shoots your gpa to shit relatively. the average takes into account underrepresented minorities and athletes, which bias it down pretty hard
funky squaredance funky squaredance funky squaredance
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 06:00 GMT
#12
On November 17 2010 14:59 duckett wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 14:56 Froadac wrote:
Out of a 5.0. Pretty damn good. About the mean to get into UC Berkeley.

not quite. you're asian so that kind of shoots your gpa to shit relatively. the average takes into account underrepresented minorities and athletes, which bias it down pretty hard

Berekeley is 4.18. THey do bias it. However, I"m white, male, and have uber extracurriculars and volunteering.
SichuanPanda
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1542 Posts
November 17 2010 06:01 GMT
#13
The best approach to deal with parents raging like this I found at least was to point out to them all the things you HAVE done right (even though in reality the thing you've done 'wrong' are unwarranted), and to also indicate to them that its pretty difficult to be motivated when whether you succeed at 10% or 110% its never good enough for their standards. Another good one is to simply not care and intentionally infuriate them (lol) when your mom went on about how she wanted to 'break your neck' or whatever a good response would be 'gee if you get this made about me moving the computer from room to the other what would happen if I did something really bad?'. Basically you have to show the attitude of not caring towards their REMARKS, but at the same time do the very best you can in school, etc. - eventually (and I really mean eventually, it took mine about four years) they will realize their stupidity.
i-bonjwa
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 06:03 GMT
#14
On November 17 2010 15:01 SichuanPanda wrote:
The best approach to deal with parents raging like this I found at least was to point out to them all the things you HAVE done right (even though in reality the thing you've done 'wrong' are unwarranted), and to also indicate to them that its pretty difficult to be motivated when whether you succeed at 10% or 110% its never good enough for their standards. Another good one is to simply not care and intentionally infuriate them (lol) when your mom went on about how she wanted to 'break your neck' or whatever a good response would be 'gee if you get this made about me moving the computer from room to the other what would happen if I did something really bad?'. Basically you have to show the attitude of not caring towards their REMARKS, but at the same time do the very best you can in school, etc. - eventually (and I really mean eventually, it took mine about four years) they will realize their stupidity.

Unfortunately the canned response to that they always give is "just because other people are being dumb doesn't mean you have to"
wrestlingfool08
Profile Joined November 2009
United States139 Posts
November 17 2010 06:03 GMT
#15
dude, i didn't even own a desk or a computer when i was in high school, i had to share the comp with the parentals (which was less than ideal). but yea i'd always get straight(ish) A's and they'd always yell at me for random shit, check the comp history (started deleting it after the first time they said something), check texts and just be super intrusive. they'd also blame all their marital (or drinking problems if you're my dad) on me. all-in-all, you just gotta brush it off bro. once you're in college you're given sooooo much freedom (just don't abuse it like i did frosh year heh). just hang in there, though, dude. a lot of us have been there under worse circumstances.
SichuanPanda
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1542 Posts
November 17 2010 06:04 GMT
#16
On November 17 2010 15:03 Froadac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:01 SichuanPanda wrote:
The best approach to deal with parents raging like this I found at least was to point out to them all the things you HAVE done right (even though in reality the thing you've done 'wrong' are unwarranted), and to also indicate to them that its pretty difficult to be motivated when whether you succeed at 10% or 110% its never good enough for their standards. Another good one is to simply not care and intentionally infuriate them (lol) when your mom went on about how she wanted to 'break your neck' or whatever a good response would be 'gee if you get this made about me moving the computer from room to the other what would happen if I did something really bad?'. Basically you have to show the attitude of not caring towards their REMARKS, but at the same time do the very best you can in school, etc. - eventually (and I really mean eventually, it took mine about four years) they will realize their stupidity.

Unfortunately the canned response to that they always give is "just because other people are being dumb doesn't mean you have to"


My canned response to that is 'Ironic how you fail to follow your own advice isn't it?'
i-bonjwa
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 06:04 GMT
#17
On November 17 2010 15:03 wrestlingfool08 wrote:
dude, i didn't even own a desk or a computer when i was in high school, i had to share the comp with the parentals (which was less than ideal). but yea i'd always get straight(ish) A's and they'd always yell at me for random shit, check the comp history (started deleting it after the first time they said something), check texts and just be super intrusive. they'd also blame all their marital (or drinking problems if you're my dad) on me. all-in-all, you just gotta brush it off bro. once you're in college you're given sooooo much freedom (just don't abuse it like i did frosh year heh). just hang in there, though, dude. a lot of us have been there under worse circumstances.

haha. So true. I'm from a suburban family, and things could be much much much much worse. But venting is good.
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 06:05 GMT
#18
On November 17 2010 15:04 SichuanPanda wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:03 Froadac wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:01 SichuanPanda wrote:
The best approach to deal with parents raging like this I found at least was to point out to them all the things you HAVE done right (even though in reality the thing you've done 'wrong' are unwarranted), and to also indicate to them that its pretty difficult to be motivated when whether you succeed at 10% or 110% its never good enough for their standards. Another good one is to simply not care and intentionally infuriate them (lol) when your mom went on about how she wanted to 'break your neck' or whatever a good response would be 'gee if you get this made about me moving the computer from room to the other what would happen if I did something really bad?'. Basically you have to show the attitude of not caring towards their REMARKS, but at the same time do the very best you can in school, etc. - eventually (and I really mean eventually, it took mine about four years) they will realize their stupidity.

Unfortunately the canned response to that they always give is "just because other people are being dumb doesn't mean you have to"


My canned response to that is 'Ironic how you fail to follow your own advice isn't it?'

Quite epic sir. Quite epic. Unfortunately, that generally leads to further sanctions (ie no teamliquid )
wrestlingfool08
Profile Joined November 2009
United States139 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-17 06:08:59
November 17 2010 06:07 GMT
#19
On November 17 2010 15:04 Froadac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:03 wrestlingfool08 wrote:
dude, i didn't even own a desk or a computer when i was in high school, i had to share the comp with the parentals (which was less than ideal). but yea i'd always get straight(ish) A's and they'd always yell at me for random shit, check the comp history (started deleting it after the first time they said something), check texts and just be super intrusive. they'd also blame all their marital (or drinking problems if you're my dad) on me. all-in-all, you just gotta brush it off bro. once you're in college you're given sooooo much freedom (just don't abuse it like i did frosh year heh). just hang in there, though, dude. a lot of us have been there under worse circumstances.

haha. So true. I'm from a suburban family, and things could be much much much much worse. But venting is good.


yea totally! i agree venting is therapeutic. just wanted to throw in my two cents good luck with the Berkley business!

EDIT: also, venting is better than killing hookers lol so good choice.
SichuanPanda
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1542 Posts
November 17 2010 06:09 GMT
#20
On November 17 2010 15:05 Froadac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:04 SichuanPanda wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:03 Froadac wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:01 SichuanPanda wrote:
The best approach to deal with parents raging like this I found at least was to point out to them all the things you HAVE done right (even though in reality the thing you've done 'wrong' are unwarranted), and to also indicate to them that its pretty difficult to be motivated when whether you succeed at 10% or 110% its never good enough for their standards. Another good one is to simply not care and intentionally infuriate them (lol) when your mom went on about how she wanted to 'break your neck' or whatever a good response would be 'gee if you get this made about me moving the computer from room to the other what would happen if I did something really bad?'. Basically you have to show the attitude of not caring towards their REMARKS, but at the same time do the very best you can in school, etc. - eventually (and I really mean eventually, it took mine about four years) they will realize their stupidity.

Unfortunately the canned response to that they always give is "just because other people are being dumb doesn't mean you have to"


My canned response to that is 'Ironic how you fail to follow your own advice isn't it?'

Quite epic sir. Quite epic. Unfortunately, that generally leads to further sanctions (ie no teamliquid )


Yea my parents tried to pull a 'no internet for a week' type thing in high school, and sometimes they might follow through on it - for a few hours, but then they cool off and logic sets. I'm not going to presume to know how your parents would react though, all I know is that for mine to accept that I still wasn't 12 years old when I was actually 16-18 (the three years they pulled these kinda stunts) things had to get worse before they got better.
i-bonjwa
Antiochus
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada548 Posts
November 17 2010 06:11 GMT
#21
On November 17 2010 15:00 Froadac wrote:
However, I"m white, male


Oh wow I just assumed from the general tone of the blog that you had to be Asian with parents who are the reason the stereotype of Asian parents exists. This revelation just adds another level of ‘What?’ to the equation.
All play and no work makes Jack unemployed.
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-17 06:12:33
November 17 2010 06:11 GMT
#22
On November 17 2010 15:09 SichuanPanda wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:05 Froadac wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:04 SichuanPanda wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:03 Froadac wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:01 SichuanPanda wrote:
The best approach to deal with parents raging like this I found at least was to point out to them all the things you HAVE done right (even though in reality the thing you've done 'wrong' are unwarranted), and to also indicate to them that its pretty difficult to be motivated when whether you succeed at 10% or 110% its never good enough for their standards. Another good one is to simply not care and intentionally infuriate them (lol) when your mom went on about how she wanted to 'break your neck' or whatever a good response would be 'gee if you get this made about me moving the computer from room to the other what would happen if I did something really bad?'. Basically you have to show the attitude of not caring towards their REMARKS, but at the same time do the very best you can in school, etc. - eventually (and I really mean eventually, it took mine about four years) they will realize their stupidity.

Unfortunately the canned response to that they always give is "just because other people are being dumb doesn't mean you have to"


My canned response to that is 'Ironic how you fail to follow your own advice isn't it?'

Quite epic sir. Quite epic. Unfortunately, that generally leads to further sanctions (ie no teamliquid )


Yea my parents tried to pull a 'no internet for a week' type thing in high school, and sometimes they might follow through on it - for a few hours, but then they cool off and logic sets. I'm not going to presume to know how your parents would react though, all I know is that for mine to accept that I still wasn't 12 years old when I was actually 16-18 (the three years they pulled these kinda stunts) things had to get worse before they got better.

Yeah. It certainly makes a fair bit of sense. My parents are overall just full of irony. I'm president of two 50 person clubs, and I have no responsibility, and act like I'm 5

@antiochus yeah, if I tell anyone on the interwebs about my parents, they assume I'm asian. It's fine
RisingTide
Profile Joined December 2008
Australia769 Posts
November 17 2010 06:29 GMT
#23
On November 17 2010 15:11 Antiochus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:00 Froadac wrote:
However, I"m white, male


Oh wow I just assumed from the general tone of the blog that you had to be Asian with parents who are the reason the stereotype of Asian parents exists. This revelation just adds another level of ‘What?’ to the equation.

You may note that there were several give-aways to his Caucasian-ness hidden within the text.

First, the "Berkley or Bust" stick-it. I do not know a single Asian person who uses that sort of language, they're always middle-ish class white people.

Secondly, by the sound of it his mother is a bit of a bored, failed housewife. Asian mothers are more likely to have a part time job or be epically involved in house-work all the time.

Lastly, his mother watches PBS. Who watches PBS who isn't white?
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27139 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-17 06:32:13
November 17 2010 06:31 GMT
#24
How did a white guy get Asian parents?

edit - Oh the guy above me totally debunked it with the PBS comment. Well played sir.
ModeratorGodfather
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 06:35 GMT
#25
On November 17 2010 15:29 RisingTide wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:11 Antiochus wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:00 Froadac wrote:
However, I"m white, male


Oh wow I just assumed from the general tone of the blog that you had to be Asian with parents who are the reason the stereotype of Asian parents exists. This revelation just adds another level of ‘What?’ to the equation.

You may note that there were several give-aways to his Caucasian-ness hidden within the text.

First, the "Berkley or Bust" stick-it. I do not know a single Asian person who uses that sort of language, they're always middle-ish class white people.

Secondly, by the sound of it his mother is a bit of a bored, failed housewife. Asian mothers are more likely to have a part time job or be epically involved in house-work all the time.

Lastly, his mother watches PBS. Who watches PBS who isn't white?

True. Berkeley or bust is quite white :D
SichuanPanda
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1542 Posts
November 17 2010 06:42 GMT
#26
On November 17 2010 15:35 Froadac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:29 RisingTide wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:11 Antiochus wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:00 Froadac wrote:
However, I"m white, male


Oh wow I just assumed from the general tone of the blog that you had to be Asian with parents who are the reason the stereotype of Asian parents exists. This revelation just adds another level of ‘What?’ to the equation.

You may note that there were several give-aways to his Caucasian-ness hidden within the text.

First, the "Berkley or Bust" stick-it. I do not know a single Asian person who uses that sort of language, they're always middle-ish class white people.

Secondly, by the sound of it his mother is a bit of a bored, failed housewife. Asian mothers are more likely to have a part time job or be epically involved in house-work all the time.

Lastly, his mother watches PBS. Who watches PBS who isn't white?

True. Berkeley or bust is quite white :D


Lol. All I can say is get into that school for yourself, and yourself alone, don't do it just because your parents are breathing down your neck, just keep in mind that despite all the arguements and bullshit its happening because they care what happens (evidently too much). Its not like they are trying to be malicious in your studies rather taking the incorrect approach (negative reinforcement as opposed to positive) to encourage you to do well. Hopefully when you do get into the school - because judging by your posts and your ability to make correct psychological conclusions about your parents behavior, you are clearly intelligent enough to pull it off - your parents will ease up.
i-bonjwa
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 06:45 GMT
#27
On November 17 2010 15:42 SichuanPanda wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 15:35 Froadac wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:29 RisingTide wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:11 Antiochus wrote:
On November 17 2010 15:00 Froadac wrote:
However, I"m white, male


Oh wow I just assumed from the general tone of the blog that you had to be Asian with parents who are the reason the stereotype of Asian parents exists. This revelation just adds another level of ‘What?’ to the equation.

You may note that there were several give-aways to his Caucasian-ness hidden within the text.

First, the "Berkley or Bust" stick-it. I do not know a single Asian person who uses that sort of language, they're always middle-ish class white people.

Secondly, by the sound of it his mother is a bit of a bored, failed housewife. Asian mothers are more likely to have a part time job or be epically involved in house-work all the time.

Lastly, his mother watches PBS. Who watches PBS who isn't white?

True. Berkeley or bust is quite white :D


Lol. All I can say is get into that school for yourself, and yourself alone, don't do it just because your parents are breathing down your neck, just keep in mind that despite all the arguements and bullshit its happening because they care what happens (evidently too much). Its not like they are trying to be malicious in your studies rather taking the incorrect approach (negative reinforcement as opposed to positive) to encourage you to do well. Hopefully when you do get into the school - because judging by your posts and your ability to make correct psychological conclusions about your parents behavior, you are clearly intelligent enough to pull it off - your parents will ease up.

Yeah. Parents are weird. They are incredibly worried about "closing doors"and are certain I can't get into berkeley, but they don't really have a school they want me to get into. If I don't drag up my GPA, I won't be able to, but work work work! Thanks for the encouragement.
Entropic
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada2837 Posts
November 17 2010 06:52 GMT
#28
Pshaw why go to Berkeley if theres Stanford right nearby? :D :D :D
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 06:54 GMT
#29
On November 17 2010 15:52 Entropic wrote:
Pshaw why go to Berkeley if theres Stanford right nearby? :D :D :D

If only, if only, I sigh.
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
November 17 2010 07:18 GMT
#30
There are some parents that at a certain moment in life ceize to have their own life and start living through their children. The reason they're mad at you is because they're basically investing everything they have in your succes. You have to remind them that they're responsible for their own happiness, instead of putting all the pressure on you.
I think esports is pretty nice.
Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
November 17 2010 07:24 GMT
#31
Are you actually working hard though?

It's not always about the results, I know a lot of my friends in my high school that never got below an A- in any class and graduated top 5% of the class. All while still not really trying. But to be fair, my highschool was a joke but still. I know that with my parents, their major issue with me is that I don't do the best that I can, I just do whatever I feel like, which is usually closer to the bare minimum. Which I actually learned was a fair point

Just throwing some ideas out
Shine[Kal] #1 fan
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
November 17 2010 07:28 GMT
#32
On November 17 2010 16:24 Xenocide_Knight wrote:
Are you actually working hard though?

It's not always about the results, I know a lot of my friends in my high school that never got below an A- in any class and graduated top 5% of the class. All while still not really trying. But to be fair, my highschool was a joke but still. I know that with my parents, their major issue with me is that I don't do the best that I can, I just do whatever I feel like, which is usually closer to the bare minimum. Which I actually learned was a fair point

Just throwing some ideas out

Yes and no. I"ve had times (earlier this semester) when I wasn't , but at the time of the incident I"certainly was working as hard as possible. Myi highschool isn't a joke XD
Kakera
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
November 17 2010 07:59 GMT
#33
Dude your life fucking sucks... There a line between parents who push their children and psychopaths and your parents crossed that line, getting RAG'd to the point of threatening physical violence to their own child over a computer being moved isn't sane. My parents didn't push me at all and that's why I'm in the military. But good God, I'd rather have mine than yours anyday. Just yeah, there's no way I'd put up with it. The biggest fight I had with my mom was when she freaked out that I hit my half brother cause he was being a effin psycho and biting the shit out of me when he was 6. Some bullshit about how I should just deal with it and not take any action, of course her response being to tell her about it but it's kinda hard when you're passed out on pain meds... but this isn't about me Just Jesus dude, how close are you to graduating High School?
Romantic
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1844 Posts
November 17 2010 08:11 GMT
#34
Damn dude, your parents still tell you to do things and you're in highschool? You're a grown ass man. Take life by the balls and go to bed after 10 pm.
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
November 17 2010 08:13 GMT
#35
Surprised that some white people have Asian parents as well. The best way to deal with Asian parents is to know what's best for yourself and act on it. Do whatever the hell you think is the best course of action for you, and then let your parents yell at you. Whenever they yell at you, lecture you, or anything, make it obvious that you are zoning them out and just say "okay" once in a while. Keep on doing whatever you're doing. If you are studying, just keep on reading your textbook while your parents are talking. If you are playing sc2, just keep on playing sc2 while your parents are screaming at you to go study. Even if the beat you, just ignore it. The worst thing you can try to do is to talk with your parents or try to reason with them. A parents is ALWAYS irrational 100% of the time, no matter what kind of a parent they are. That's why you cannot reason with them. If you obey every command that your parents give you, you will fail at life, and even your grades won't be the highest. It is your job to defy your parents and do what is best for yourself. Be sure to keep feeding results though. Whenever you do well on a test or make some significant achievement, tell it to your parents and then ignore all compliments/complaints that they have. Keep maintaining this process of completely shutting out your parents and then bringing back good grades, and eventually, your parents will get off your ass.
schaf
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1326 Posts
November 17 2010 08:36 GMT
#36
stay strong, your parents are idiots. just try to get them not too mad to throw you out, cause that would be rather problematic ^^
Axiom wins more than it loses. Most viewers don't. - <3 TB
Metalwing
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Turkey1038 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-17 10:20:25
November 17 2010 10:19 GMT
#37
Yeah, yeah, similar things happened in my high school times as well. Parents yellin' at me about how little I study, how my classmates are studying, how are my marks and their marks etc etc. They always compared me with my friends, yelled about how my teachers hate me, my teachers' opinions about how those friends of mine being better than me and I won't succeed in the exam but my friends will etc. They somehow thought that I'd rank worse than 15th in my class in the university entrance exams (WTF) and they expressed those stupid opinions to my family (ROFL). My best friend's family didn't want him to talk to me because his grades are getting lower because of me (OMGWTFLOLROFLMAO).

But, in our previous system (the one that was valid when I was preparing for university), there was 1 exam worth 300 points, high school marks are worth 80 points (similar to korean style) and points from hs marks were determined with your degree in school and school's exam degree. My high school was one of the best in my country, so despite being ~50th or so in my high school (with over 91/100 cumulative GPA), I got over 79/80 high school points. It was like 79.1 or something like that. And yes, the 300 point exam (it was only 1 exam of slightly over 3 hours). And, guess my rank after the exam! I scored 2nd in my class and was in top 10 of the school (may even be top 5).

+ Show Spoiler [Day9 on my teachers' opinions on…] +

[image loading]


YEAH THE VICTORY !!! I was like "WHAT!!! the fuck... BITCH???" in the every single time I went to school after that or every single time I saw one of my teachers. And guess what they said about me: "Well, we always knew what you were capable to do yada yada yada". I was like "SHUTCHA MOUTH BITCH!!!". And now everytime my family starts talking with their friends about my university exam stories like "he didn't even study 1 4th of his friends" I can proudly say "come to the conclusion part".

To wrap up: DON'T give a FUCK to what your family or teachers are thinking about you. They know NOTHING.
#1 CheckPrime fan // Terrans gonna Terran
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27139 Posts
November 17 2010 10:24 GMT
#38
YEAH THE VICTORY !!! I was like "WHAT!!! the fuck... BITCH???" in the every single time I went to school after that or every single time I saw one of my teachers. And guess what they said about me: "Well, we always knew what you were capable to do yada yada yada". I was like "SHUTCHA MOUTH BITCH!!!". And now everytime my family starts talking with their friends about my university exam stories like "he didn't even study 1 4th of his friends" I can proudly say "come to the conclusion part".

To wrap up: DON'T give a FUCK to what your family or teachers are thinking about you. They know NOTHING.


You sound awesome.
ModeratorGodfather
zzaaxxsscd
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States626 Posts
November 17 2010 13:36 GMT
#39
well, just score really high on your SATs and you should be fine, no?
CTStalker
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Canada9720 Posts
November 17 2010 14:05 GMT
#40
hussein bolt? lol he's not from the middle east dude
By the way, my name is Funk. I am not of your world
Kashll
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1117 Posts
November 17 2010 16:56 GMT
#41
This sounds like a really good way to raise someone who is going to get blackout drunk and high like every night when they get to college and away from their parents.

Not saying that you will, because you sound like you have your shit totally together and are self motivated, but the average person would've resorted to drugs and rebellious behavior a long time ago in your situation :p
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
Normal
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 9h 11m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
NeuroSwarm 215
Livibee 145
RuFF_SC2 122
Nina 62
StarCraft: Brood War
Artosis 981
Sharp 18
Icarus 13
Dota 2
LuMiX1
League of Legends
tarik_tv7743
JimRising 791
Counter-Strike
Stewie2K1627
PGG 43
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King151
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor171
Other Games
summit1g9378
FrodaN3602
shahzam1412
ViBE248
Maynarde190
Models1
Organizations
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Secondary Stream10031
Other Games
gamesdonequick779
BasetradeTV138
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 20 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Berry_CruncH290
• Hupsaiya 61
• davetesta24
• gosughost_ 6
• practicex 6
• Mapu4
• Migwel
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• sooper7s
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
StarCraft: Brood War
• Azhi_Dahaki24
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• Ler87
League of Legends
• Doublelift5753
• Shiphtur750
Upcoming Events
Wardi Open
9h 11m
Replay Cast
22h 11m
Replay Cast
1d 8h
WardiTV Invitational
1d 9h
WardiTV Invitational
1d 9h
GSL Code S
2 days
Rogue vs GuMiho
Maru vs Solar
Online Event
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
GSL Code S
3 days
herO vs Zoun
Classic vs Bunny
The PondCast
3 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
WardiTV Invitational
4 days
Korean StarCraft League
5 days
CranKy Ducklings
5 days
WardiTV Invitational
5 days
Cheesadelphia
5 days
GSL Code S
6 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL Season 17: Qualifier 2
BGE Stara Zagora 2025
Heroes 10 EU

Ongoing

JPL Season 2
BSL 2v2 Season 3
BSL Season 20
KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 2
NPSL S3
Rose Open S1
CSL 17: 2025 SUMMER
2025 GSL S2
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 7
IEM Dallas 2025
PGL Astana 2025
Asian Champions League '25
ECL Season 49: Europe
BLAST Rivals Spring 2025
MESA Nomadic Masters
CCT Season 2 Global Finals
IEM Melbourne 2025
YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025
PGL Bucharest 2025
BLAST Open Spring 2025

Upcoming

Copa Latinoamericana 4
CSLPRO Last Chance 2025
CSLPRO Chat StarLAN 3
K-Championship
SEL Season 2 Championship
Esports World Cup 2025
HSC XXVII
Championship of Russia 2025
Murky Cup #2
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall Qual
IEM Cologne 2025
FISSURE Playground #1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.