Cecilia Liu Predicts She Will Be a Tiger Mom
Portraying a high school student in currently airing drama Precious Youth <那年青春我們正好>, Cecilia reflects upon her own youth and reminisced her childhood days. Due to her own upbringing, she believes that she will be a strict mother with high standards for her own children.
When she was six years old, Cecilia was already enrolled in the National Ballet of China where she spent her long hours practicing dance routines. Talented in the arts, Cecilia was accepted into the Beijing International Art School in fourth grade and specialized in ballet dancing.
Speaking about how her ballet classes at the school restricted her from having a carefree childhood, Cecilia expressed, “It was a boarding-style school – there was no such thing as having a childhood. We spent six hours a day in class. However, because the boarding school was mix-gendered, we all played together. I was a crazy child – I would often go with the boys to catch bugs, bees, and play with firecrackers. I wasn’t afraid when I was a child, but I’m more careful and wary about this now.”
Cecilia revealed that she would become a Tiger Mom when she has children. Revealing that she was raised by a rather strict mother, Cecilia said it is natural that she would also set high standards for her children.
Cecilia expressed, “When my mother watches my dramas, she would always give criticism and feedback because she has really high standards for me. When I become a mother, I would be just as strict. When I was at boarding school, my teachers and parents were strict as well.”
Although she lived with many rules and restrictions in her earlier years, Cecilia timidly revealed how marriage with Nicky Wu (吳奇隆) has slightly changed her lifestyle, especially in terms of cooking. Praising her husband for being a naturally good chef, Cecilia laughed, “He makes food with whatever ingredients are in the fridge. It’s always different and never the same. His job is to cook and my job is to eat!”
Source: Sina.com
This article is written by Su for JayneStars.com.
I think there should always be a balance between being strict and giving your kids a childhood. Also, I always wonder why people who grow up in very strict household would want the same for their own kids? Didn’t they themselves hated it growing up?
Honestly, I don’t get all this tiger mom crap.
@happybi @kaykay408 I think on some level some of us will use our parents’ style to raise our kids (even the very strict ones). If we are turning out fine (a good, responsible person) then our parents must have done their jobs right. Most couple will balance themselves out – one is soft & one will be more strict. I watched some of the videos about LSS’ work ethic – she is very professional & very serious about her work. I think those boarding school years & her parents’ strict upbringing really shaped her well.
@happybi We turn into our parents when we grow older I believe. When I was a kid my mom was very strict. I didn’t always like it. In fact I was very scared of her. But I realize that’s what makes me (and a lot of people who grow up in a strict household) different compare to the kids today. Now I just love and appreciate her for that. It takes a long time to realize that though, but once I do, I want to pass on that good discipline to my kids too. It’s just how I understand it from my own experience.
@kaykay408 and @dramas4me I don’t know.. I don’t think I turned into my Mom.. as my Mom wasn’t that strict but she was always working. And yes compared to Dad, she was the bad cop. I think I’m OK strict but I won’t force them into doing something they do not like. For instance my cousin makes her kids take piano lesson when it’s pretty obvious the older one does not like it. So far I think my kids are OK. Just want them to be happy and enjoy things that i never get to enjoy when I was a kid. Overall, this generation of kids are lucky compared to us.
@happybi Yes. I don’t agree on forcing your children on certain things. My good friend is sorted of forcing her son to study law when he doesn’t like that field. I strongly believe that you have to like what you do and be able to make a good living with it (balancing it). Most people have to work 30 to 40 years and if you don’t like what you do for a living that is torturing.
At my eye doctor appointment one time there was a little girl came in for her appointment (about 10 year-old). The doctor said the little girl had too much pressure and she didn’t look happy. The mom said what kind of pressure can she have with that age. It turned out the girl (Korean-American) was attending to regular school, taking violin, Korean language and martial art classes weekly on top of her school.
@dramas4me that is just sad. The fact that her Mom don’t think her daughter is going through pressure because she is 10 is awful. I was put into Chinese school as a kid.. only made it 1 year. I hated it! Thank goodness our parent didn’t force us as I seriously think we would have skip classes if we continued!
I expect my kids to do well in school but will i be sad if they get a B instead of an A? Nope! Now if it was a C… then it is a problem! Ha!
i won’t force my kids to learn piano, violin, swimming…stuff like that. but i’m definitely the bad guy at home where revision, homework and school work is concerned.
To each his own. I was raised by strict parents but still had a wonderful childhood. Therefore, I will probably emulate their style. However, I won’t force my future kids to go into medicine, engineering, etc if they don’t want to. They can choose their own paths.