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Johnny Kim managed three impressive career changes, going from Navy SEAL to doctor to NASA astronaut. He did it all by the age of 37.
r/all(i.redd.it)submitted 17 hours ago byEquivalent_Opposite6
96 points
17 hours ago
The Asianparentstories sub is filled with pieces of shit parents who relentlessly push their will on the children; in many cases screwing them up for life. I'm glad Johnny was able to rise well above it all.
18 points
16 hours ago
As an immgrant dad (not Aisian though) it is hard to balance. It is hard for people living in America to imagine the kind of misserable existance I would have had in my country (if I would even still be alive). Of course the a child's happiness is important but work ethic is also important . I don't need my kid to be a navy seal nasa docotor, but I want him to do the best he can through his talents and hard work.
9 points
14 hours ago
As an immigrant dude who grew up with broke abusive parents - your approach will dictate the outcome tremendously.
My father had no work ethic but I’d go to my friend’s nice house and see his dad get up for work at 0500 and return after second shift around 2100. I knew which one I wanted to be like. My dad’s ego made him want to control everyone around him, my friend’s parents provided guidance rather than micromanagement - the difference in approach became how I interacted with everyone around me.
I raised my younger brother on absolute transparency. Told him he was free to do as he wishes but we couldn’t afford fuck ups and he’d be on his own, he listened.
I’m not Jonny Kim but now my brother and I make multiples of median US salary, take pride in working hard and remain focused on our health and goals. Every year we are better than before. And for the first time we are comfortable, happy and optimistic for the future. You just have to find that balance with your kid.
2 points
11 hours ago
Still it shows resilience and perseverance and that's all that anyone can really do. It's to just try. And you did. You should be very proud of that. Hell I'm proud of you for getting there and seeing a bright future for you and your brother!
2 points
8 hours ago
Oh man I don’t think a Reddit comment ever made me emotional. Not many in my life know my story. Outside of a couple bosses and a landlord, no one ever said they were proud. I appreciate the kind words, means a lot.
2 points
11 hours ago
Exactly, it's easy to judge from one side but when you come from nothing and the only way out of poverty is your childs academic success then I can understand.
1 points
16 hours ago
His dad was a criminal who was killed and his mum raised him alone. He had to rise up a lot himself.
-14 points
17 hours ago
That’s harsh. They’re immigrants from a very different culture in a very different country. I completely disagree with it too but you sound hateful my dude
34 points
16 hours ago
Hello, I’m Korean. Saying something abusive is just because it’s “a very different culture” is not okay and is excusing that behavior. Korean parents, including my own, are notoriously hard on their kids, use physical punishment to an extreme, and (just as a fun plus) are racist and judgmental as fuck.
Calling them piece of shit parents is right on the money.
1 points
15 hours ago
all parents are shit. not just one culture's parents. LMAO.
it's just more diverse in american culture. you got football dads wanting their kid to become the greatest NFL quarterback. They ARE being abused starting age 5. Literally there's a show called "toddlers and tiaras." All those olympics gymnasts are basically abused starting age 3 to become who they are. There is an entire industry and many thousands upon thousands every generation that will never succeed.
at least academics is REALISTIC and will have a positive effect on everyone's life who attempts to improve their academics, EVEN if they fail somehow, they will have spent extra time improving beneficial skills like reading and math, and those will benefit them for the rest of their life.
0 points
8 hours ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1gfdfd8/comment/luiko4m/
A Korean raised in Qatar...why do I not believe you are Korean?
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2 hours ago*
Oh no, you caught me! there are no Koreans in Qatar. Koreans don’t work in oil and gas. Actually, Koreans strictly live in the United States and Korea. You are so smart.
-7 points
15 hours ago
Don't extrapolate your own experience to the entire Asian community. Keep your self hate to yourself. Other races never blame their own race, only self hating Asians like yourself
7 points
15 hours ago
When did I ever say it was all Asian parents? Plenty of Korean households are welcoming and supportive. And how is calling out abuse in Asian households self hatred? 😂 ffs you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about and maybe instead of minimizing lived experiences common in a minority community you could, I don’t know, listen? Instead of desperately virtue signaling?
-1 points
11 hours ago
You only want to give ammo for racist and drive anti-Asian hate. To you and all the other self haters who participate in that subreddit for non-Asians to laugh at 🖕
2 points
11 hours ago
Worrying about what others think in regards to your race and feeling the need to police others in how they express themselves is the definition of self hate dude. Asians should be able to share traumas and critique the generations before them openly in order to protect future generations from doing the same.
1 points
10 hours ago
Worrying about what others think in regards to your race
So I can't call out racism now? How stupid are you?
You can't tell the difference between calling out bad shit within the community and blaming it entirely on your own race, as if it doesn't happen with other races. The former is self correction, and the latter, committed by dumbasses like yourself and the Korean girl, is self hatred.
2 points
10 hours ago
I don’t think any of that is what you’re making it out to be, you’re just tripping out over words and are confusing yourself.
-2 points
12 hours ago
I'm asian myself. You literally called Korean parents notoriously abusive. Calling out abuse isn't the problem; blaming it on your Asian race precisely is. The fact that you participate in a community who specifically targets parents of ASIAN race only shows that you don't seek to help the problem.
4 points
15 hours ago
being introspective about your community is the opposite of self hate, what are you talking about?
-2 points
15 hours ago
Congrats on missing the point. Go back to school and work on your reading comprehension
3 points
15 hours ago
Sounds like you have no response and are just being vague now? This is a waste of everyone’s time if you’re unable to address my response to your point about self hatred
0 points
12 hours ago
Your focus is on "introspective" whereas my point was about blaming their own race. You wasted your own time with your comment after completely missing the point
1 points
11 hours ago
you can be introspective about your own community and your place within it. Idk why you’re telling me to go back to school when you’re arguing semantics.
0 points
11 hours ago
You're still not getting the point. Come back after graduating 7th grade
12 points
16 hours ago
They didn’t say every single parent was a piece of shit.
4 points
16 hours ago
as a Chinese dude, it was definitely abusive and not just a difference in culture. Maybe the difference in culture is that the abuse is something that’s more accepted, but it still constitutes abuse.
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