>>>>>http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3045574
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>>>>Wouldn't you know it the gunman was a South Korean national, a resident alien.
>>>>I can almost tell you what the reason will be for this crap.
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>>>What can you almost tell us?
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>>If I was a bet'n man, I bet the the reason that will be given will be that he was pushed too hard by his parents to perform in school at the expense of his personal life and social life... or else... until he finally broke and went nuts. ...or something like that.
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>I wouldn't be surprised if you're right. Please don't take this as ethnic profiling but from what I have seen Asian-American parents have very high expectations of their children. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. What's important is that kids know their parents will always love them no matter how badly they screw up. They need that core. Does that mean anything goes? Of course not. But it gives you a lot of credibility when you try to steer them in a different direction if they know you love them.
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>Please don't take this as preachy. More like thinking out loud. I would never be arrogant enough to suggest I have a recipe for perfect parenting. It's an inexact art at best. Man, software is easy compared to parenting. And much less rewarding ;-(

Mike no need to qualify your statement. I'll be the first to admit that Korean parents can be very agressive and overbearing when it comes to education. Too many of them tend to over emphasize education and forget about balance in ones life.

I guess it all comes from that fact that not too long ago Korea was still a very poor country. Or it could very well be that the Korean parents are more prone to live thru their kids and feel that what their kids become is a direct reflection on them.