As I look back on those moments with my parents, I’m startled by how many of those lessons I now live by. Funny how that works, eh? At the time, I was all, “Yeah, Dad. I get it. It costs money…” But, hey, now I know the value of a dollar.
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Mom texting: It’s growing on me
When my mom began to text me during my freshman year at Boston College, at first it made me feel wildly uncomfortable. Beyond the wrongful use of abbreviations, during our first few conversations via text, I felt that my mother was entering a sacred territory. But now, mom texting feels familiar and similar to the notes I used to get with my lunch bag when I was in grade school.
The Fine Line of Being the Baby
Being the baby is a bittersweet, fine line. There are sad times, like being too short to ride the roller coaster, being forced to wear hand-me-downs, and being left out by the “older kids.” But, generally, the babying and coddling and special treatment aspects of being the youngest make it pretty good in the end.
How to Manage a Chinese-American Family Life
In China, the focus is placed on the community and the family, rather than just the individual, as it often is in America. I’m just beginning to understand what that means in terms of family.
Tales of a boomerang kid
Did I ever feel entitled to move back in and be financially dependent? No. I was lucky enough to be able to come home when times were tough and work on my degree for once, with some sort of stability in my life, thanks to my parents.
Slaying the Dragon of Travel Fear
When it comes to taking the wheel, stepping off the platform, or buckling in my seatbelt for takeoff alone, my excitement about seeing new places morphs into the Dragon of Travel Fear. I knew that to be able to finally see the places I’d imagined, the Dragon had to die. This is the story of slaying the Dragon.
Boomers vs. Millennials and the drugs that define us
We’re the kids of the Baby Boomers, who are notorious for young and continued drug use. Based on many, many studies, the people of our parents’ generation are still using drugs and using them often. If our parents are so open about drugs, or even still using them, then why do we, the Millennials, stray away from them?
I got my degree. Now what?
Getting a degree doesn’t mean getting a job. Millennials’ expectations for their careers aren’t realistic, but whose fault is that? Ours? Or our Baby Boomers parents? And what steps can we take to get results on the job hunt?
Hey, Dad, let’s rock!
The best gift my dad ever gave me has cluttered up my room and cost me hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. Despite the initial embarrassment factor of being out in public with him, I owe a lot of awesome concert experiences to him, as well as my taste in music.
Slacking off? Not if you want to keep up
Many people think our generation wastes time with the internet or video games, but we also work hard. The problem is that everyone works hard – our biggest competitors are our friends.
