Tag: Asian parents

‘Pay your own uni fees and give us a third of your salary’ — Singaporean man's parents say

Man asks, ‘Are you better or worse off than your parents were at your age?’

Woman leaves home after being unable to support parents' S$5k/month spending, but they now threaten to call the police if she doesn’t return

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

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