PJ O'Rourke writes:
Here are some of the things that “unlike your typical Western overscheduling soccer mom, the Chinese mother believes.”...
• an A-minus is a bad grade
• your children must be two years ahead of their classmates in math
• if your child ever disagrees with a teacher or coach, you must always take the side of the teacher or coach
• the only activities your child should be permitted to do are those in which they can eventually win a medal....
I just wasn’t cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I’m more of an Irish Setter Dad. Here are some of the things my daughters, Muffin and Poppet, and my son, Buster, were never allowed to do:
• go to Mass naked
• attend a sleepover at Charlie Sheen’s house
• mix Daddy a martini using sweet vermouth
• play the violin within earshot of me...
Amy Chua, I’ve got bad news. “A” students work for “B” students. Or not even. A businessman friend of mine corrected me. “No, P. J.,” he said, “ ‘B’ students work for ‘C’ students. ‘A’ students teach.”
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and yes, you can buy your very own Irish Setter Dad teeshirt at Zazzle...
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Webecoist has a history of Russian Space dogs.
(image via: Telstar Logistics)-----------------------------
Gift item of the day: A dog growl translator.
and yes, there is an Iphone app for that...
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but of course, you really don't need a translator to know what dogs are saying:
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