The other day, I was picking up my daughter from my parents when I get an email from Medium saying that I made a bit of money last month from writing.
Holy shit! The Medium Writers Program pays if your stuff gets read. So, the better writer you are, the more money you get paid. So I had a moment of self-validation. People want to pay for my writing! I was incredibly proud of myself. It wasn't a lot of money but still...I was happy about it.
So when I entered my parents' house, I wanted to share with them my joy.
I was prepared for their unimpressed response...well at least I thought so.
I whip out my phone and show my mom the numbers.
Her response,
"That's not even enough to pay for groceries..barely a meal. This is how you think you'll make a living?"
When your Asian parents emotionally invalidate you...you don't take that shit to heart man. You take it in, embrace the moment and tell the whole fucking world about it.
You make a vow to respond differently to your kids, holding yourself accountable by emailing the people who support you about it.
So from the bottom of my broken heart (cue Britney)...it would mean the world to me if we could prove my mom wrong. Prove to her that I am a decent writer and I can eventually use the money I earn to take her out for Dim Sim...or lobster or pay for her Yoga pass.
And you can help me by getting a copy of my new book, coincidently titled, "How To Deal With Asian Parents" (Yes, I still struggle with them even though I wrote the book...work in progress).
Even if you can't support it or you don't resonate with the messages because you have a wonderful relationship with your parents...you could share it with a friend :)
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