Not really a political debate, btw, this is more of a cultural discussion thing.

So… my mom said to me that, when I was younger, that I “behaved” more, and it’s only after we came to the US that I started to act more “rebellious”… so she’s blaming the US Culture?!? What lmao?

Because she’s saying Americans are more “rebellious” so it’s therefore it has to be the culture here has apparantly “poisoned” my mind?

Lmao what?

So sad you don’t hold your leash that tight like you envisioned, mom? 🤣

So… I’m just like…

(1) my parents made the decision to move, but now they’re gonna blame an entire country they chose to move to???

(2) kids want more invidividuality as they grow older… like this is probably biology… but sure, “if I was in China I’d be ‘behaving’ more”… like teachers slapping your hand with a 1 meter ruler? that? or a walled-off internet and information access?

(3) the exact word is 聽話 which has multiple meanings, not sure which one is the intended use, but one of the definitions is: “obedient”… so… 👀 I’m… not… being obedient… enough… ???

(4) my parents should be the last ones to talk about obedience/disobedience to me; my existence is literally the result of them being disobedient to the government policy and gave birth to me in spite of the One Child Policy (hell, many people did that too, I’m not alone being an “illegal” second child, so is Chinese society rebellious too?), so they talk about disobedience, my existence was precisely the result of an act of disobedience, maybe disobedience is my fated nature.

So… do you think Americans (or Westerners in general) are “too rebellious”? Were you “too rebellious” growing up? If you have children, do you think they are “too rebellious”? Should kids be being “more obedient”?

🤔