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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Curious -- do you work outside the home full- time and have the typical Washington region commute of 40 minutes each way (so an additional ~6 hours away from home)?

My observation here and in NYC is that most East Asian mothers (currently aged 55-70) are SAHM or help out at the restaurant while kids are in school only. I can't help but wonder if this isn't a key factor.[/quote]

I grew up in an affluent suburb of Chicago, and I have to think that parents who can afford to live in areas like that (or Fairfax county) are dual professional families.  I knew plenty of Chinese mothers in families where both parents were professors, or both were doctors.  How did they demand excellence?  They just MADE it work.  They had their kids in a million activities and tutoring.  They didn't worry as much about getting enough sleep as western parents.  They spent all weekend shuttling kids from one tutoring activity to another.  They didn't let their kids go out on weekend nights in high school.  I mean, jeez, Amy Chua and her husband are both tenured law professors at Yale and she somehow finds the time to tiger parent.[/quote]

I think there are many parents today (of different ethnicities) in the DC area who are dual professional families and are making it work.  I know I'm one of those families.  It's exhausting, but isn't it worth it? [/quote]

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