(From the Second Generation Perspective)
Be a little more lenient on the 7PM curfew.
Don't ask where the other point
went when your child comes home with a
99 course grade on his/her report card.
Don't "ai-ya" loudly
at your kid's dress habits. Don't blatantly hint about
the merits of Hah-phoo (Harvard), Yale-uh (Yale), Stan-phoo (Stanford),
and Emeh-I-Tee (MIT).
Don't reveal all the intimate
details of your kid's life to the entire Asian
community.
Don't ask your child, "What
are you going to do with you life" if he/she
majors in a non-science field.
Don't give your son a bowl haircut or your daughter two acres of bangs.
Don't try to set your kid up
on a date in anticipation of their poor taste or
inept social skills.
Incorporate other phrases besides
"Did you study yet?" into your daily
conversations with your children.
Don't ask all your kid's friends
over the age of 21 if they have a
boy/girlfriend yet.