We only follow your classes professor. Not your life. Explain yourself to your kids, you owe us no explanation, we are imperfect too. Keep on the good work.
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Albert Einstein:" Do not tell your personal problems to anyone." 70% of people will be happy that you have a problem.
2 months ago | 139
Being a parent is a life long job it sounds like you’re a father that’s learning and you’re open to keep learning.
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Lots of love to you Professor Jiang, I wish you and your family all the best.
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You’re an incredible teacher and I’m grateful that you are sharing your knowledge with the public. It’s having a big impact.
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What an absurd situation. Best to both you and your son.
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Hey man! Wanted to let you know that I enjoy your videos and it’s definitely opened my eyes to a lot of other perspectives! While I’m not a father, I’m the oldest sibling, with the biggest age gap being 19 years! Seeing my siblings growing up and given the responsibility of taking care of them gave me one of the biggest lessons that I’ll take when I hopefully eventually go on this journey of raising a child of my own. I learned that no child will be the same! One of my siblings is easy to anger, one of them I need to be stricter with, and one of them is both! The point I’m trying to make is that taking care of a child is obviously a learning curve! Making mistakes is inevitable, and it’s only human of us! While your situation may seem overwhelming at the moment, you’ll eventually look back at this and be thankful for this experience. You’re a smart man, and I’m sure you’ve got more than enough strength in you to get through this tough time! Don’t let others decide what your opinion should be, and do what you think is best for your family!
2 months ago | 129
You’re a truly brilliant teacher prof jiang and IMO a large part of the reason for that is how profoundly sensitive you are. Your sudden popularity while exciting has got to be taking a toll. I wonder if it might make sense to find someone that could help you make decisions about how to hone your message and manage your public-facing existence. I’m addicted to your analysis & voice, and would hate to see you burn out under the pressure of success
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I was a middle child from a lower middle class Asian family. So I understand ur life's situation with ur middle son. My dad spanked me when I was a child too, and ironically the more he used his Asian authoritarian parenting style (spanking, raising his voice, etc) the more I would rebel & defy. A lot of parents don't understand & assumed their middle child is problematic. But what they failed to see is middle child don't adhere to traditional parenting, they have too much energy, curiosity & empath emotions. It's like forcing a round peg in a square hole. Being lower middle class means my parents didn't have the time and energy to be better parents, they were focusing more on going through the motion of life to survive. Towards my teenage life, my mom completely gave up because for years she was trying to mold me to be a religious, traditional woman while I became more and more 'westernised' in her eyes. Meanwhile, my dad just focused in his job (he wasn't that religious either). My parents were far from perfect, they were just boomer parents who thought having kids is just a milestone everyone must go through, but what my parents did right was they still gave me the freedom to be who I wanted to be even when they tried to mold me into their own idealised daughter. My point is, don't repeat the cycle of bad Asian parenting. Appreciate the different personality & Apply different parenting skills to each of ur child. Based on my own experience as a middle child, we thrive on activities that build on our social & intellectual skills. Create more team work activities, so that ur 2nd son don't feel that he needed to 'compete' with ur 1st son. Create challenges or games that will utilise ur 2nd son's excess energy & curiosity, and maybe provide reward or 'winning prize' if ur son completed the challenge, eg, bring ur son to a kid's library & give him the challenge to read a book quietly then later he has to share the story he read to everyone. Whenever ur kid misbehave, don't spank or 'lecture' him straight away, give some TIME OUT for ur kid to be alone with his thought, when things are less tense, u sit down one on one to talk to ur kid. If he did something wrong (eg. bullies other kids or disturbs people/public property), let him know why it is wrong), if u need to punish, focus on 'rehabilitation' type of punishment, eg, Write an apology essay, do volunteer work, etc). If he still doesn't learn from his mistake, then u take away his toys and entertainment. Let him know every action has consequences. Refrain from spanking as much as u can. And always remind ur kids that you love them always, even when they are naughty, what u want is for them to be better people, and self actualisation. Btw, Middle child will definitely thrive in a viking school.
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I learn all the time with you. You are a real professional teaching life dignity. Very many thanks 😊
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Hey professor - I just want to say thank you for sharing. My father was physically abusive, and he never owned up to how that harmed his children. If you recognize it’s wrong and try your very best to raise your children with love and not fear or anger, that is a good thing.
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Very interesting and open. Thank you for sharing. I personally don't mind the channel as something of a personal project as much as an analytical one. Knowing the person giving the analysis helps me frame the analysis better, imo. I also appreciate the Canada discussions. As a Canadian living ~2 hours from Toronto - I have a stake in it. But overall - thank you for everything so far. You owe nothing to anybody but your family.
2 months ago | 11
As a parent, history buff, and admirer of your work, I'm really happy you shared all this. Life and parenting are difficult. You're a great teacher and no doubt a great father too.Best.
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Thank you for your honest. It’s a fine line and much of this culturally impacted. I grew up in the Caribbean and it’s very common. I’m also a therapist and I would suggest reading Gabor Mate. There are ways to discipline without withholding love. I believe in a tap or two here and there once but every child is different. I spanked my child once and once was enough. I think everyone is going to have an opinion especially because topics like this can trigger people. And only another parent will ever know how hard it is to be parent even with a well adjusted child. I also believe that children are mirrors of their parents and karmically there’s something to learn about ourselves within them. Taking accountability is huge and it’s not easy to admit faults and deciding to change. This is human existence there is no perfection just constantly evolving and getting better with each day.
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The people arguing that the professor shouldn’t have shared this intimate moment clearly are too sensitive and should probably stay off the internet - this man displayed courage and humility against a mob of strangers (whom he still cares about) in order to reveal and reconcile a personal character flaw. No man should traumatize his child, but taking the time to reflect on and share his situation is something 99% of you would not have the will to do. Thank you Professor, you and your kid have my sympathies. Dont let the negativity dissuade you from sharing such important life lessons. You are a true teacher, in and out of the classroom.
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Parenting is hard. We are humans not robots. Your videos are fantastic. Thank you for your work.
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I just stumbled on your secret society video. I just wanted to say that your analysis and interpretation of history is simply unparalleled. Please keep sharing your wisdom with us! You have already had a tremendous positive impact on my life alone.
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