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thJanuary8,2011.

BattleHymnoftheTigerMotherwascatniptothisaverageparent'

sThecoverof

soul.AlthoughthememoirseemstohavebeenwrittentoprovethatChineseparents

arebetteratraisingchildrenthanWesternones,thecovertextclaimsthatinstead

itportraysabitterclashofcultures,afleetingtasteofgloryandhowtheTiger

Mother“washumbledbya13-year-old.”AsahopelesslyWesternmothermarriedinto

aChinesefamilylivinginanareathatgeneratesimmigrantprodigiesasreliably

ascloudsproducerain,Iwaseagertoobservethecomeuppanceofaparentwhothought

shehadalltheanswers.

And,inmanyways,TigerMotherdidnotdisappoint.Atnight,Iwouldnudgemy

husbandawaketoreadhimsomeofitsmorerevealingpassages,suchaswhenauthor

AmyChuathreatenedtoburnherolderdaughter'

sstuffedanimalsifthechilddidn'

t

improveherpianoplaying.WhatChineseparentsunderstand,Chuawrites,isthat

nothingisfununtilyou'

regoodatit.Byday,Iwouldtellmyowntwodaughters

abouthowChuathrewunimpressivebirthdaycardsbackatheryounggirlsandordered

themtomakebetterones.Foramotherwhosehalf-Chinesechildrenplayedoutside

whilethekidsofstricterimmigrantneighborscouldbeheardlaboringoverthe

violinandpiano,thebookcanbewickedlygratifying.Readingitislikesecretly

peeringintothehomeofacontrolling,obsessiveyetcompulsivelyhonest

mother—onewhosometimesmakestherestofuslookgood,iflessremarkableand

withlessimpressiveoffspring.Doesbecomingsuper-accomplishedmakeupforyears

ofstressThat'

ssomethingmydaughtersandIwillneverfindout.

Chuaisalawprofessorandauthoroftwoacclaimedbooksoninternationalaffairs,

thoughreadersofTigerMothergetonlyaglimpseofthatpartofherlife,with

airy,tossedoff-linessuchasMeanwhile,IwasstillteachingmycoursesatYale

andfinishingupmysecondbookwhilealsoravelingcontinuously,givinglectures

aboutdemocratizationandethnicconflict.Herthirdbookabandonsglobalconcerns

tofocusintimatelyonChua'

sattempttoraisehertwodaughtersthewayherimmigrant

parentsraisedher.Therewouldbenoplaydatesandnosleepovers:

Idon'

treally

havetimeforanythingfun,becauseI'

mChinese,oneofChua'

sdaughterstolda

friend.Instead,therewouldbeatotalcommitmenttoacademicsandexpertiseat

something,preferablyaninstrument.ThoughChua'

sJewishhusbandgrewupwith

parentswhoencouragedhimtoimagine—andtoexpresshimself,henonethelessagreed

tolethertaketheleadinrearingthechildrenandmostlyservesastheGreekchorus

toChua'

scrazedactions.

InChineseparentingtheory,hardworkproducesaccomplishment,whichproduces

notes,thisstyleofparentingisconfidenceandyetmoreaccomplishment.AsChua

foundamongotherimmigrantcultures,too,andI'

msuremanyWashington-areareaders

haveseenit,iftheydon'

temployitthemselves.Chua'

solderdaughter,Sophia,

apianist,wentalongwith,andblossomed,underthisapproach.Theyoungerdaughter,

Lulu,whoseinstrumentofChua'

schoicewasaviolin,wasadifferentstory.The

turningpointcamewhen,afteryearsofpracticingandperforming,Luluexpressed

herhatredoftheviolin,hermotherandofbeingChinese.ChuaimaginedaWestern

parent'

stakeonLulu'

srebellion:

WhytortureyourselfandyourchildWhat'

sthe

point...IknewasaChinesemotherIcouldnevergiveintothatwayofthinking.

ButsheneverthelessallowedLulutoabandontheviolin.GiventhattheworstLulu

everdidwascutherownhairandthrowaglass,myreactionwasthatChuagotoff

easyinasocietywheresomepressuredchildrencutthemselves,becomeanorexic,

refusetogotoschoolorworse.NoonebutanobsessiveChinesemotherwouldconsider

herhealthy,engagingandaccomplisheddaughterdeficientbecausethegirlprefers

tennistotheviolin—butthat'

sexactlythepoint.

And,oh,whatChuaputherselfandherdaughtersthroughbeforeshegottohermoment

ofreckoning.Onweekends,theywouldspendhoursgettingtoandfrommusiclessons

andthencomehomeandpracticeforhourslonger.Atnight,Chuawouldreadupon

violintechniqueandfretaboutthechildreninChinawhowerepracticing10hours

aday.（Didthiswomaneversleep）Sheinsistedthatherdaughtersmaintaintop

grades—Bs,shenotes,inspireascreaming,hair-tearingexplosionamongChinese

parentsandtheapplicationofcountlesspracticetests.Sheoncerefusedtolet

achildleavet