Why Won’t the Tiger Mom Smile at Her Tiger Grandpa?

Summary

My mother poured all her hopes into my brother.

"My son will be extraordinary," she said. "Every second of your life is precious."

She controlled every moment of his day—even making him recite English vocabulary in the bathroom. She used physical punishment, verbal abuse, and guilt as her main teaching tools.

Under the pressure, my brother fell into depression and tried to kill himself by cutting his wrists.

I begged Mom to stop. Instead, she wrapped his bleeding wrist with duct tape.