Tag: Asian parents

Woman refuses to give parents an allowance after they let her starve in university

My dad, despite earning an income is still asking me and my sister S$1K so that he can give angbao to relatives to 'save face'

‘My mom wants me to study until 10’ — 15-year-old SG student vents about strict screen time limits and packed schedule

"There is hardly a thank you" - M'sian working in SG laments lack of appreciation for how he goes out of his way to spoil his family

Girl, 18, suffering from depression, gets expelled from college; her mum could only ask her, "What have you ever done to make us proud of you?"

My parents call us "unfilial, ungrateful, and don't know how to honour parents" because we prefer to get married without a wedding banquet

Am I a bad daughter for not wanting to live with my 60 y/o single mum who nitpicks everything I do?

Is it true? — My dad claims that the moment a child starts working, they need to pay 20% of their salary to the household

Young Singaporean says his parents told him, "You won't be able to support us after all that we have done for you," after he failed to get into JC

Young woman laments being stuck living with divorced father while saving for BTO flat and paying off uni fees

"Is it normal?" — Man asks after his dad demands $1K/month to continue living in the same household

'I just feel so tired,' S'porean shares his father backed out of financially supporting his uni education

Father tells his adult children, "You two are my insurance. I paid for you when you were young, so now it’s your turn"

Singaporean tells couples, "If you want kids, plan your own retirement so they can have their own independent lives"

Jobless daughter who gives her mum S$1.9K/month from her savings says her mum still tells her, "You don't give me enough"

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