What's on Your Mind?

[Misaki-chan 164]

I hate being good for that reason. :/ My parents always expect better. They take my grades from a few years back and wave it in my face, saying, "Look at your grades here! Think of your grades now! They've dropped a lot! It's not because the work is harder -- it's because you're not working enough!"

@Misaki-chan: I just started. Though I frankly can't see how a girl would be attracted to a guy that quickly...

How mean of your parents... D:

I see.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

my mom does that too

that's why you should be like roger in the diary of a wimpy kid

kill any expectations and ur parents will be surprised at the tiniest little good thing you do

Too late. :V I've been "a good kid" my entire life.

@Misaki-chan: I know they mean well, but... *sighs* It's all about GPA and credits. They even took my mom's college report card and showed me how amazing her grades were back then.

[AiSuigetsu 110]

@IU: me too *sigh* ive always been an a student, however, my parents are pretty openminde, once i got an 87 on my SS test and my mom was just like try to do better next time

[tengaku squared 291]

Dull. Reading a book about a Korean girl who's spent her entire life trying to impress her parents. Being the best once and trying to maintain it is harder than never being the best and trying to get there, because you've set a standard for yourself and either you've got to go higher than it or keep at it. It's like a parent will praise a 6-year old child for doing something good, but expect it from an older, say, 12-year old child.

Is that book called Wait For Me? Cause I read that book.

[Misaki-chan 164]

my mom does that too

that's why you should be like roger in the diary of a wimpy kid

kill any expectations and ur parents will be surprised at the tiniest little good thing you do

.... Don't you mean Rodrick?

Too late. :V I've been "a good kid" my entire life.

@Misaki-chan: I know they mean well, but... *sighs* It's all about GPA and credits. They even took my mom's college report card and showed me how amazing her grades were back then.

O______O Really? Woah....

[Lia. 45]

I was once there, and I am expected to continue to be there. My dad doesn't like second. :/

My parents were glad when my poem was published... but then I stopped writing and tried focusing on grades, on I never submitted anything else.

[AiSuigetsu 110]

@misaki: oops, yeah, i meant rodrick (cant remember names DX)

[IdentityUnknown 216]

@IU: me too *sigh* ive always been an a student, however, my parents are pretty openminde, once i got an 87 on my SS test and my mom was just like try to do better next time

:/

I got a 98 on a test once. My dad's first question: "What happened to the other 2 percent?"

Is that book called Wait For Me? Cause I read that book.

No. Is that one good?

O______O Really? Woah....

Yup. She had one A-. One.

@Lia: You should try more.

[Misaki-chan 164]

@misaki: oops, yeah, i meant rodrick (cant remember names DX)

I'm surprised I did... I suck at names...

@kaichou, ONLY ONE?! O_____O

[IdentityUnknown 216]

I'm surprised I did... I suck at names...

@kaichou, ONLY ONE?! O_____O

Yes. Just one.

Then my dad gave me a lecture recently about how my mom quit her job for us and how much they've sacrificed and how I'm likely to never get a job half as good as my mom's. How comforting.

[AiSuigetsu 110]

@Iu： that's creepy

and im sure lia is try her hardest (: *hugs*

[IdentityUnknown 216]

@Iu： that's creepy

and im sure lia is try her hardest (: *hugs lia*

If you knew my mom you wouldn't say so. :V

[tengaku squared 291]

I got a 98 on a test once. My dad's first question: "What happened to the other 2 percent?"

No. Is that one good?

Here's something I said to my parents when they got mad at me for a 90 (note, it's in a spoiler for a reason):

Fuck off, you bastards. You don't know what's going on my life, what used to go on in my life, and what will. You don't know anything about me, so just fuck off.

Meh. There are better. What is the book, then?

[Misaki-chan 164]

Yes. Just one.

Then my dad gave me a lecture recently about how my mom quit her job for us and how much they've sacrificed and how I'm likely to never get a job half as good as my mom's. How comforting.

What a nice lecture. =___=

[IdentityUnknown 216]

Here's something I said to my parents when they got mad at me for a 90 (note, it's in a spoiler for a reason):

Meh. There are better. What is the book, then?

:V I rarely talk back to my dad and mom, it just makes things worse.

Good Enough. Not a very hard book and below my reading level, but I like the idea.

What a nice lecture. =___=

Yup. It was a wonderful lecture indeed.

[tengaku squared 291]

:V I rarely talk back to my dad and mom, it just makes things worse.

Good Enough. Not a very hard book and below my reading level, but I like the idea.

My mom looked like she wanted to slap me, but my dad (who sobered up) stopped her and said:

Yeah, I don't know what's going on in your life, what was, and what will. I'm a Chinese father trying to raise a Korean child.

But...*stands up* I'll tell you one thing. *thumps me in the chest* As long as you live in this house, you are my son. I will support you to the end.

And this is the moment where I actually started to bond with my parents.

*checks it out*

[Misaki-chan 164]

Yup. It was a wonderful lecture indeed.

I hate lectures. >.< Too much tension for my liking.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

My mom looked like she wanted to slap me, but my dad (who sobered up) stopped her and said:

And this is the moment where I actually started to bond with my parents.

*checks it out*

Meh, it's just a so-so book. But the concept was good.

I hate lectures. >.< Too much tension for my liking.

I'e had enough at home for a lifetime.

[tengaku squared 291]

I hate lectures. >.< Too much tension for my liking.

I sleep through them. :V

My father doesn't lecture me at all. Before the talk, he'd simply looked at me, then look somewhere else. It took a while for me to realize that was shame...on himself.

[Misaki-chan 164]

I'e had enough at home for a lifetime.

I've had enough for... Actually, now that I think about it, I hardly get lectured. More like scolded. But I still hate lectures... >.<

I sleep through them. :V

My father doesn't lecture me at all. Before the talk, he'd simply looked at me, then look somewhere else.

Nice~. :V

The talk?

[Lia. 45]

Too late. :V I've been "a good kid" my entire life.

@Misaki-chan: I know they mean well, but... *sighs* It's all about GPA and credits. They even took my mom's college report card and showed me how amazing her grades were back then.

GPA... don't get me started about my GPA. It was crap last year... and my dad said that I'd better work harder this year.

I thanked God that he wasn't holding a ruler or a cane.

@IU: me too *sigh* ive always been an a student, however, my parents are pretty openminde, once i got an 87 on my SS test and my mom was just like try to do better next time

87 is good. 75 is bad. 87 will be a B+ or an A-. But 75 would definitely be a C.

:/

I got a 98 on a test once. My dad's first question: "What happened to the other 2 percent?"

Yup. She had one A-. One.

@Lia: You should try more.

That sounds like my dad too.

I can never get those type of grades. I'm just not good enough.

Strangely, my parents consider me to be their most academically-minded child, though I've only gotten close to 90% (for an exam) once in my life.

They take my score (Stanford 10s) and my siblings' scores and yell at them (sister and little brother) about how my scores for the spelling section are okay compared to theirs: 'Look at your sister, she didn't miss any spelling words this year! And last year she only missed out one!! Out of the entire section!! And you guys- can't even get 80% for spelling! Don't you know how easy spelling is?! It's supposed to be an easy A!!'

It's not like that for the other subjects... not to mention that I had no idea about the definitions of 'inches', 'yards', 'miles', 'quarts' and 'cups' for Math.

Why can't the Stanford 10s just use the metric system?!

Maybe when I have more free time. I have to get better grades for Humanities, Biology, Geometry and Chinese this year.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

I sleep through them. :V

My father doesn't lecture me at all. Before the talk, he'd simply looked at me, then look somewhere else. It took a while for me to realize that was shame...on himself.

You said your dad's Chinese?

@Misaki-chan: I get lectured. Which usually involves a) my dad storming into my room and yelling at me; or my dad calling me out, sitting me down, and giving a (slightly) calmer discussion often involving my mom and lecturing me for at least 20 minutes.

@Lia: For exams...I usually get Bs for Math and then score okay on the rest. My mom would never be satisfied unless I got a perfect score though. And the SATs... *winces*

Good luck with that.

[Misaki-chan 164]

You said your dad's Chinese?

@Misaki-chan: I get lectured. Which usually involves a) my dad storming into my room and yelling at me; or my dad calling me out, sitting me down, and giving a (slightly) calmer discussion often involving my mom and lecturing me for at least 20 minutes.

O__O That sucks....

[IdentityUnknown 216]

O__O That sucks....

I'm used to it. After all, talking back will earn me a wonderful week without the computer and a longer session of lectures. Really, I'm surprised that my dad even noticed I don't talk back to him.

EDIT: Anyways, let's get off the subject about lectures and grades. How are you all?

[Misaki-chan 164]

I'm used to it. After all, talking back will earn me a wonderful week without the computer and a longer session of lectures. Really, I'm surprised that my dad even noticed I don't talk back to him.

EDIT: Anyways, let's get off the subject about lectures and grades. How are you all?

Even if I tried, I'd probably end up talking back... =___=;;;

Like I said, good~. Just listening to music.