Honor your parents or honor yourself? - Kelly’s Newsletter

They both grew up in China — my dad in the countryside, my mom in the city. They met in college and then decided to come to the US to pursue higher education. It wasn’t easy. My dad toiled away at his PhD. My mom studied for her masters by day and worked at a restaurant by night. They saved every penny so that they could not only build a better life for themselves, but also for their future children and for everybody back home. Thanks for reading! Subscribe to my newsletter for free to receive new posts and support my work. My parents put everything into my sister and me. They left work early to drive us to swim, tennis and piano lessons. My mom helped me design clothespin dolls in elementary school and practice SAT vocab words in high school. My dad patiently explained physics and math concepts until I truly understood them. In my 18 years at home, I never saw my parents go on a single date or trip by themselves. It was always the four of us — my mom, my dad, my sister, and me. Despit

They both grew up in China — my dad in the countryside, my mom in the city. They met in college and then decided to come to the US to pursue higher education. It wasn’t easy. My dad toiled away at his PhD. My mom studied for her masters by day and worked at a restaurant by night. They saved every penny so that they could not only build a better life for themselves, but also for their future children and for everybody back home. Thanks for reading! Subscribe to my newsletter for free to receive new posts and support my work. My parents put everything into my sister and me. They left work early