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'K. Hang tuff. It's not a pretty situation to be in, but just remember that you're not alone. Let us know how we can help.

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How are you coming along, bub?

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Learn me to repeat rumors. Thanks.

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I had never heard that about BF Skinner, so I looked it up and found this:

https://www.snopes.com/fact...

Chua still ought to have treated her daughter better, tho.

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Effective method?I've known a few kids like that.The SNEAKIEST kids you've ever seen.(Where there's a will, there's a way.)

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Chua, most definitely, does not seem "nice"..Batshit crazy and mean as hell yes, nice no.

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if i had a nickel for every time i did...

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The Guardian article makes it sound like, maybe, rehab?

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Well, if you put it THAT way...

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She is protecting the whilte male Republican power structure so she is part of the problem and it is people like her who help to cover up for rapy people like Kavanaugh. Its WRONG.

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But don’t you want your daughter to clerk for a rapey, misogynistic federal judge?

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Obviously! True slackers are never that self-aware :-)

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I'm a mother and there's no way in hell I would read that book. I'm all for kids learning discipline and striving to do their best, but I also think that kids should be allowed to be KIDS.

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I’m not a mother so I didn’t read battle hymn of the tiger mother...even if I were a mother, I probably wouldn’t have read it because it just seemed like more mom shaming. But I digress. I rolled my eyes at the popularity this book recieved when it came out. Based on Pimp Momma Chua’s (borrowing from DListed’s “Pimp Mama Kris” of Kardashian fame) willingness to davalue her students I feel validated in my disdain.

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Did Tiger Mom's mate turn out to be a creepy sex pest? I did not know this.

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My mom was a border collie, too! My little sister and I were a hand full. My mom was our mom and dad, dad was actually a body that sat in a tan Naugahyde La-Z-Boy and grunted something racist once in a while, and cleaned our fingernails with a pocket knife.

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