That is such a dad thing to say! My mother's thing was, when I'd say I couldn't do something, was "How do you know you can't? Did you try? No? Then go try to do it before you say you can't."
That is a *good dad* thing to say. Mine told me if I ever got a C I’d get the belt.
这话听着可真够“好爸爸”的。我爸当时跟我说,要是敢考个C回来,他就得祭出皮带教我做人。
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fappington-smythe104 赞2022/10/13
... joke was on me, he used the jumper cables instead.
……结果坑的是我,他直接上手用了电瓶搭火线。
silvermesh31 赞2022/10/13
Makes it harder to go to the bathroom when you have to untie the knot in the jumper cables.
说真的,要是不解开搭火线上的死结,上厕所确实挺费劲的。
Affectionate_Air737315 赞2022/10/13
😲😳I hope that's a joke. If not, hope you're living your best life now.😊
😲😳希望这是在开玩笑。如果不是的话,那希望你现在过得开心。😊
crowning_sapphire23 赞2022/10/13
Jumper cables is a running gag on reddit lol, don't worry
“搭火线”是 Reddit 上的老梗了,笑死,别担心。
Bartelar76 赞2022/10/13
Seems like you already had children of your own
看来你自己都已经有孩子了。
Mumof3gbb305 赞2022/10/13
That’s so sad. I remember in grade 4 when we got a test back and my classmate started crying because she said she will get in huge trouble when her dad sees. That was my first introduction to abusive parents. It never occurred to me this would happen to someone. So sad.
Hey, silver lining is that I would never say or do anything of that sort to my own son.
嘿,好在往好处想,我以后绝对不会对自己儿子说那种话,也不会做那种事。
michaelgg1385 赞2022/10/13
As someone who struggled in grade school but has excelled in a professional setting I’d agree. You don’t have to have the best grades to be successful, and some people just aren’t built to learn that way. I’d never raise my kids to fear poor grades, just use the experience for motivation to excel at things they are good at.
Yeah you could be like me, great in grade school and total fuck up as an adult
没错,你完全可以像我一样,小学时是个尖子生,成年后彻底成了个废柴。
-PM-Me-Big-Cocks-28 赞2022/10/13
For real. Id also like to add, as someone that hated grade school you can also excel academically too. The University setting is totally different to K-12 (In the United States atleast). Its far more focused on actual learning and less focused on memorizing facts for standardized tests.
It’s wonderful you are the one to break the cycle.
It’s a tough thing to do.
你能打破这种恶性循环,这真是太棒了。
这事儿可没那么容易做到。
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I very much appreciate that comment. I try.
这条评论我特别受用,我会继续努力的。
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Even if you slip up at any point, please don't give up. You're strong. You also have more knowledge and resources than your parents did. Psychology research, medication access, information access. You've got this. I believe in you.
Man it's taken until this comment got me to realise this is not normal. Growing up in Asia being scared of your parents reaction to a bad grade is extremely common. If someone wasn't afraid they were an outlier
Fucking hell, we had three terms, and if I ever got below 80(out of 100), out came the belt and some projectiles. Didn’t help that dad’s a short tempered disciplinarian who was a body builder whilst I was a short skinny little thing. Heh, fathers eh?
It’s interesting you say that. My dad was always bigger than me and he always wanted me to know it. I weigh more than you, I’m taller than you, my arms are longer than yours, never think that you can physically challenge me, as if I was ever going to? He set me up as his enemy from a very young age.
My dad was just, angry. He had standards that he had set, he worked his ass off, and he thought I wasted all the hard work he put in to put me through school. Mind you, I was a sickly child and didn’t know how to communicate my problems(still struggle with it lol), and that was why he was short with me. Every night he’d check my school work and homework and the beatings ensued. For my handwriting, the way I held the pencil, if I didn’t write the date on top, if I didn’t keep my file squared up, etc etc etc. He does love me and all, but the damage is done. Once I grew bigger than him, the beatings lessened but the verbal abuse continued. In front of family and friends or whoever. My little brother never got any of that brunt thankfully. But I always wondered why I was an easy target, and in the back of my mind, I always felt my skin color might’ve something to do with it. I’m Indian, and skin color is kinda a thing on his side of the family so always wondered if that’s what triggered him. He’s quite a few shades fairer than I am, and I did get a few color based abuses from him. Whilst I don’t hate him, his behavior did shape my belief in the whole family structure side of things. Just be better off alone you know? Get that peace and quiet without having to look over your shoulder or have someone be disappointed and then be chastised constantly. I think the best we can do is either forgive them or forget them, as hard as it sounds, and just try to be the best versions of ourselves and not let those experiences influence us poorly any further. I mean I try, unsuccessfully but still. Hopefully someday I can get over it.
Hey, man. I hear you and I’m sorry you went through that. Just know that you’re a good person and you’re not your dad, despite the influence he had on you in being raised by him. My dad was angry, too. He had kind of a not great upbringing and family so I try to understand and forgive. He killed himself this last January which also kind of solidified for me that he truly was not well and adds to my forgiveness. The skin color thing is very interesting and I wish I could tell you I could identify with it, but I can at least empathize with your words. Also, just a note, I chose to have a kid to prove to myself that I could be a better dad. Don’t totally write that idea off because of your dad. Take care of yourself, bud. I’m sure you’re a good person.
i got the belt for Ds and Fs. fu algebra and geometry. and you too, mr. morris the math teacher..
我那会儿要是考了D或者F,指定得挨皮带抽。去你的代数和几何。还有你,莫里斯数学老师,你也一样。
adamjfish26 赞2022/10/13
Mine would be like “Oh a C? Could’ve been a C+”. Which is true, but he was like that even when I got an A. Talk about setting me up for never feeling like I’m good enough.
We’re all joking and shit but please don’t hit your kids Especially over their marks… work with them and identify why they’re struggling and implement a system to rectify it.
For real. The best way to get your kids to not do well in school? Make them feel scared and bad about their grades. Part of being a good parent is being a supportive teacher.
*work with them and identify why they’re struggling and implement a system to rectify it.* I’m going to use this line to explain to my cousins the difference between *punishment* (not usually effective) and *discipline* (very effective). They claim to discipline their children. A beating is not discipline. And apparently, CPS doesn’t know the difference either.
I like that! My friend has taken a similar approach with her kids that at the end of the day they shouldn't be seeking approval and pride from other people. If you're happy with yourself, that's what matters at the end of the day.
Changing from "I'm so proud of you" to "you should be so proud of yourself!" Isn't natural but once you get used to it I think it's better. Wife got me to do it with our first. I'm still in favor of it with number two.
I do that too. I say “are you proud? Yes? That’s all that matters but yes, I am proud too”. Or “I can see how proud you are and that’s what’s important”.
I really like that. It’s actually imho the perfect way to handle it. As a mom, I’ll follow his ways.
我真的超喜欢那个。依我看,这绝对是处理此事的最佳方式。作为一名母亲,我会照他的法子来。
theomegaconstant75 赞2022/10/13
Add in the fact that his younger self looked like Brother Mouzone from The Wire and that is an intimidating glare.
再加上他年轻时长得像《火线》里的莫宗兄弟(Brother Mouzone),那眼神简直凶得吓人。
AgedMurcury787,466 赞2022/10/12
Looks like he got onto her right side.
看来他是成功投其所好,站到她那边去了。
First_Ad3399407 赞2022/10/13
he had to change sides to be in her line of sight.
他必须换个位置,好让她能看到他。
askalottle1,204 赞2022/10/12
😂
rileyotis1,073 赞2022/10/13
You mom looks like she loves him more than the day they got married. She's giving him the "love look." 🥰🥰🥰🥰
你妈妈看起来比他们结婚那天还更爱他。她正用那种“充满爱意的眼神”看着他呢。🥰🥰🥰🥰
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I think she’s just happy to see him happy. In the first picture he looks so serious but in the recent one his face tells a different story. It looks like the years were good to both of them.
I would like to know about your opinions on smoothies. What's better Orange Julius or Jamba Juice, and why?
我想听听你们对奶昔(smoothies)的看法。Orange Julius 和 Jamba Juice 哪家更好喝,为什么?
Sapriste66 赞2022/10/13
I'm sure that was a tough path to take in 1964 but the heart wants what it wants. They both knew what they were getting into and it was not the easy way at all.
First picture: "Let's see where this goes!" Second picture: "Yeah, it went pretty well."
第一张照片:“看看这事儿会怎么发展吧!”
第二张照片:“嘿,结果还真挺不错。”
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SurfRaw27 赞2022/10/13
Great photo.
超赞的照片。
justreddis148 赞2022/10/12
Only after almost 60 years but look at where he is now
兜兜转转快60年了,但看看他现在在哪儿。
De5perad030 赞2022/10/13
On the left
在左边。
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They’re facing the camera, he’s on her right
他们正对着镜头呢,他在她的右边。
RiverDragon642,697 赞2022/10/12
That’s cool. We all know things were tough as hell for them getting married in 1964. Folks weren’t friendly to mixed couples at all. That they’re still together is awesome. 1964 is also when I was born.
and a jazz band constantly stopping for dramatic silence
还有那个爵士乐队,动不动就停下来搞那种戏剧性的沉默。
Africa-Unite21 赞2022/10/13
Damn you know you done fucked up when the band stops the music dead in its tracks
操,当乐队突然彻底停下不弹了,你就知道你绝对是把事情搞砸了。
steveosek16 赞2022/10/13
As the guy playing stand-up bass tilts his head forward to look at what's going on over the top of his sunglasses as a lit cigarette dangles from his mouth.
那个弹立式贝司的家伙,嘴里叼着根点燃的香烟,从墨镜上方探着头往前看,想瞧瞧到底发生了什么。
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Yup, that's me in the womb. You're probably wondering how I got into this situation.
没错,那个在子宫里的就是我。你们肯定很好奇,我到底是怎么落到这一步的。
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Imagine how many people are still alive that thought their marriage wouldn't last a year, let alone decades.
试想一下,有多少人当初觉得自己的婚姻撑不过一年,更别提后来还过了几十年。
throwaway2120202185 赞2022/10/13
imagine how conflicted a racist of traditional values must be in that situation? give birth without marriage or marry a black person? HMMMMM. would love to watch their face squirm.
They're hypocrites, they'll find some way to make themselves sleep at night, don't worry.
这帮人就是伪君子,放心吧,他们总能找到法子让自己心安理得地睡个好觉。
-newlife232 赞2022/10/13
They said “fuck society”. They look great and happy.
他们当时可是喊着“去他妈的社会”。
现在看他们过得挺滋润,一脸开心。
Maybeiwillbeokay24 赞2022/10/13
Joker moment
小丑时刻。
missjeany218 赞2022/10/13
Please tell your mom that random woman on the internet finds her awesome! She didn't gave a fuck about anything anyone said and I know how much we, women, pay for that, even in 2022! We are better now because of women like her!
My parents in 1975 pregnant with me, also a mixed couple and they’ve been married for 47 years.
1975年我爸妈怀着我的时候,他们也是一对跨族裔伴侣,他们已经结婚47年了。
roenaid92 赞2022/10/13
Wow, your very good looking and happy looking parents sure showed everyone. 😊😍
哇,你父母看起来真的超好看,而且一脸幸福,这波简直是给所有人上了一课。😊😍
HungryArticle566 赞2022/10/13
It should also be noted that mixed couples were not exclusively Black and White. Not saying that you said that, but I think a lot of people simplify discussions about race in the US as Black and White. My Japanese grandfather and my Mexican grandmother couldn't even get married in California because of the anti miscegenation laws the state had in effect until 1948. For whatever reason, my grandmother was labeled White, even tho she wasn't white by any means. The state of California would not allow her to marry a Japanese man who had served, fought, and almost died for the government's war.
I'm honestly so thankful for the mixed race couples who had to go through hell to make it an acceptable thing for the rest of us. It breaks my heart to think of how hard it must have been back then for all of them. I like to see mixed race couples, but when I see an old mixed race couple I have so much respect for them
Heck, they still aren't in some places and for some mixes. I've got down the street neighbors who are a black guy and an Asian woman. They are both awesome people, as nice as can, be super successful with him being a mutual fund manager and her being an oncologist, and they can't go to either one of their homes because their families are ashamed of them and awful to them... Apparently get it some in public too. From what he's said completely random black women especially, and all kinds of Asian people, will be just awful to them. Apparently black women will go off about how he got successful and now he thinks he's too good for them, or how she's stealing successful black men from them. And older Asian people will straight up be like "this is a disgrace. How do you live with yourself being with a man like that"... Then I know another couple where he's an Indian guy and she's a Brazilian woman, and apparently they deal with the exact same thing. Apparently in that case her brothers actually physically assaulted the guy too... So things being tough for mixed race couples is definitely still alive and well, just in a slightly different way/area.
I remember being a teen in the 80’s working with some older ladies in a family restaurant. They would say the most awful things when they saw a mixed race couple especially if they had kids with them. They especially were meaner if it was a white and black couple. They would call the family zebras. I have never heard anyone use this term except these women. There was no reasoning with them. Their minds were set and what they thought was right was right and no room for anything else. Sad that after 40 years I’m seeing more and more of this behavior again.
Heh. I've been called a zebra many times. I just laughed at people's ignorance back then. You learn to grow thick skin.
呵,我被人叫过好多次“斑马”。那时候我只会嘲笑这些人的无知。你得学会脸皮厚点才行。
Frequent-Expert-358934 赞2022/10/13
So True. Dated 2 asian women In my life. Both were amazing. One family was overtly subtly racist (I'm Black) the other, wasn't racist at all (intentionally) They had their pre conceived notions. But they were always trying to get her to have babies and marry me. Good memories. Great family. She passed im a car accident unfortunately. Point is, not everyone is bad, and even when they seem bad, sometimes they just need exposure to how good ppl are.
My ex was a very dark-skinned Mexican man (I’m white) and even though we live in a very diverse and liberal city, it was still extremely eye-opening for me about the realities and ongoing pervasiveness of racism. It’s one thing to realize intellectually that a lot of people are racist but I think a lot of white people (myself included) go for much of their lives never experiencing a true instance of it firsthand. I was unsure of the reception he might get from my extended family as well.
Just a reminder that most senators and congressmen were alive during the time when it was still illegal for a black person and white person to marry in many states.
As a white woman married to a black man (2004) I always feel grateful for people like OP’s parents. The hell they had to endure to pave the way for ppl like us is not lost on me. OP please thank your parents for enduring thus making things easier for us.
Agreed! If not for my auntie I think my own marriage would have gotten a worse reaction. She did it when no one accepted it at all, in any way, especially not our family. Kinda forced the whole community to accept it. When I got married to a brown guy there was no pushback from anyone except my Grandma. We still get treated differently by some people, like daily, but it's not the same as what these trailblazers dealt with
Sounds like a great marriage! My parents bickered, but the also would complete each others sentences, and sometimes talk in half sentences, without realizing it! Lol! I guess that happens after 50+ years together!
Bickering is normal when you've been with someone for that long of a time. How the disputes are resolved is what really matters. Given they've been together 60 years I'd say they found a method that works
Is your dad African? He has a very African dad vibe to him. Reminds me of my dad
你爸是哪儿的人,非洲的吗?他给人一种很典型的非洲老爸那种感觉。让我想起我爸了。
askalottle611 赞2022/10/13
He is Ghanaian form Jamestown in Accra.
他是加纳人,来自阿克拉的詹姆斯敦。
realglasseyes29 赞2022/10/13
Ah, I was close then. Amending what I posted before, that seems like *West African* parenting. Slightly sarcastic, kind, really making you reflect on yourself. I hope you've had the opportunity to visit Ghana and know that side of your family. My (Nigerian, English) parents married in 1950 and made their lives in Nigeria. We had a wonderful childhood and its only recently I've realised some of the difficulties they faced in the choices they made.
So true. I was born in Ghana and lived there for 18 years. It wasn’t always easy. My parents were often broke, but the humour, the friendships, the food, the learning to improvıse and make do, all that is priceless.
West African Dad, huh? Did he want you to be a lawyer, doctor, or engineer? Possibly all three?
西非老爸是吧?他是不是想让你去当律师、医生或者工程师啊?搞不好这三个头衔他全想要?
askalottle21 赞2022/10/13
😂He was a little disappointed that none of us studied medicine, but he is just glad that we are happy in our jobs. One of his grandchildren wants to study medicine so…
You and your parents have no business being this freaking adorable and wholesome. Like seriously I can’t get enough of this thread ❤️
你和你爸妈简直可爱到犯规,也太治愈了吧。说真的,这帖子我真是看多少遍都不够 ❤️
JKBFree183 赞2022/10/12
Cant imagine the bullshit they had to endure but love never fails.
简直无法想象他们当时承受了多少破事儿,但爱果然是战无不胜的。
askalottle746 赞2022/10/12
It was in Switzerland and my dad was the only black person in the neighbourhood. Kudos to my grandmother who didn’t bat an eye when my mum brought him home. My grandma also defended him if anyone treated him disrespectfully or talked about him in a disrespectful way. Very soon people stopped or at least my parents didn’t get to feel the prejudice. When I asked my dad how it was for him, he said, “Most of the time I wasn’t dealing with racism, I was dealing with ignorance, which isn’t a bad thing if people are willing to learn. We are all ignorant in some areas. We are all learning.” My father was studying medicine at the University of Bern (first sub-saharan African to do so at this Uni. They had had a north African student before him.)
He started studying medicine after learning German for only 6 months. He was friends with some Jewish students who convinced him to take the medical exam that would allow him to practice medicine in the USA. He passed it too, but refused to go to America with them because he didn’t want to be treated like a second class citizen.
Sounds like you've had some good people in your life.
听起来你生命中遇到过不少好人啊。
askalottle44 赞2022/10/12
Only!
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Wow thank you for the info!
哇,多谢提供这些信息!
EmperorKingDuke158 赞2022/10/12
your dad seems to be a nice person to run to for life advice with a cold beer in hand, and your mom seems to be the person to just hug you and have some warm soup to give you when times were tough.
First picture looks like he did something and got caught. Second picture looks like he did something and doesn't care if he gets caught. Either way, you guys look happy. :)