Comments on: Parental Crisis http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/ Visualgui is a web design portfolio and a personal playground of Donny Truong. This site gives Donny the creative freedom to be innovative, to experiment with design, to apply his web development skills, to improve his writing, and most importantly, to have fun; therefore, VisualGUI not only showcases Donny's works but also serves as a medium for Donny to explore his thoughts and share his inspirations. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: a reader http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123571 a reader Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:26:53 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123571 Congratulations on your baby news :) Congratulations on your baby news :)

]]> By: Joseph http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123485 Joseph Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:19 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123485 i'll throw in my two cents..er.. i mean <cite><a href="http://leb.net/~mira/works/prophet/prophet4.html" rel="nofollow">someone else's 2 cents.</a></cite> these cents are older so worth a little more than mine after inflation. enjoy i’ll throw in my two cents..er.. i mean someone else’s 2 cents.

these cents are older so worth a little more than mine after inflation.

enjoy

]]> By: Thu Hoai http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123477 Thu Hoai Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:13:11 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123477 ES it 's call politicians. I am glad they come together for a good cause - saving America. Sorry for being off the topic, but they should not bail out Wall street or the auto companies. These companies are failing due to their own mismanagement. Let them fail, let the economy act the way it supposed to act. ES it ‘s call politicians. I am glad they come together for a good cause – saving America. Sorry for being off the topic, but they should not bail out Wall street or the auto companies. These companies are failing due to their own mismanagement. Let them fail, let the economy act the way it supposed to act.

]]> By: Enlightenment spirit http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123469 Enlightenment spirit Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:34:16 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123469 Today Clinton,McCain...are working very closely with the person they called terrorist awhile ago.Is it funny? Today Clinton,McCain…are working very closely with the person they called terrorist awhile ago.Is it funny?

]]> By: Enlightenment spirit http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123468 Enlightenment spirit Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:30:11 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123468 American government needs your child because they print so much money without gold support, like toilet paper.Who pay back the debts:several next generations(including you,your relitives,your friends...).AIG CEO spends more than 400,000/day for lusury hotel,face massage,manicure...after getting several billions taxpayers money bailout from Paulson,Bernanke,senators and congressmen...Several automobile industries CEO spend several millions for private jets,luxury expenses... to Washington for asking several billions taxpayers bailout:they say they don't have money,but only for their luxury life like royal life and $50/h for union workers. Americans watch more fotball and pay their debts without knowing it.America is the biggest debtor in the whole world at all time,with several thousands trillions(not billions)debts.People don't care? America is doomed as I said longtime ago. American government needs your child because they print so much money without gold support, like toilet paper.Who pay back the debts:several next generations(including you,your relitives,your friends…).AIG CEO spends more than 400,000/day for lusury hotel,face massage,manicure…after getting several billions taxpayers money bailout from Paulson,Bernanke,senators and congressmen…Several automobile industries CEO spend several millions for private jets,luxury expenses… to Washington for asking several billions taxpayers bailout:they say they don’t have money,but only for their luxury life like royal life and $50/h for union workers.
Americans watch more fotball and pay their debts without knowing it.America is the biggest debtor in the whole world at all time,with several thousands trillions(not billions)debts.People don’t care?
America is doomed as I said longtime ago.

]]> By: Steel Magnolia http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123456 Steel Magnolia Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:42:01 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123456 Congratulations Donny and Dana! This is a very special time for both of you to cherish. This is an interesting topic, and I think also very important one because who we are, to a large extent, reflect our upbringing. I am very fortunate to have 2 wonderful parents and if I can raise my children half as well as they did, I'd consider myself lucky. However, no families are perfect...*_* These are the things that I will at least try when we have children: 1. Let them fly! (figuratively, not literally) My parents were way too protective of me. At every step of my education and career, I wanted to move away to have a taste of independence. But they always said No, citing practical reasons such as saving money, home cooking, dangers of living on my own etc. But children when coming of age need to learn how to be independent and fend off challenges of life on their own, without their parents' daily inspection. 2. Teach them manners and proper ways to interact with others, from family members to strangers. Little things matter! I married somebody whose family place very little importance on "decorum", and sometimes it can come across as "thie^'u lich. su*." or "kho^ng bie^'t ddie^`u". 3. Let them discover what their passions are and pursue it. Work without passion is torture, and they should not be stuck doing what their parents want them to do for the rest of their lives. Congratulations Donny and Dana! This is a very special time for both of you to cherish. This is an interesting topic, and I think also very important one because who we are, to a large extent, reflect our upbringing. I am very fortunate to have 2 wonderful parents and if I can raise my children half as well as they did, I’d consider myself lucky. However, no families are perfect…*_* These are the things that I will at least try when we have children:
1. Let them fly! (figuratively, not literally) My parents were way too protective of me. At every step of my education and career, I wanted to move away to have a taste of independence. But they always said No, citing practical reasons such as saving money, home cooking, dangers of living on my own etc. But children when coming of age need to learn how to be independent and fend off challenges of life on their own, without their parents’ daily inspection.
2. Teach them manners and proper ways to interact with others, from family members to strangers. Little things matter! I married somebody whose family place very little importance on “decorum”, and sometimes it can come across as “thie^’u lich. su*.” or “kho^ng bie^’t ddie^`u”.
3. Let them discover what their passions are and pursue it. Work without passion is torture, and they should not be stuck doing what their parents want them to do for the rest of their lives.

]]> By: Thu Hoai http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123402 Thu Hoai Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:05:43 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123402 Very true Rick. Spouse hates that too. Very true Rick. Spouse hates that too.

]]> By: Rick http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123401 Rick Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:47:50 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123401 There is only one thing I hope all new Vietnamese parents to learn and that is, don't yell and nag at your children. This is one of the most humiliating parenting practices we all inherited from our parents and we got to break this chain. Yelling and nagging will destroy your children's self esteem and worse yet, they will learn to harbor a sense of violence/dictatorship later in life. That will certainly land them nowhere in building a healthy relationship with everybody else around them. And you know, relationship/team work is key to success in this world. I hated it when my parents yelled at me and I hated even more when my wife does it to me, thanks to her peaceful understanding parents... There is only one thing I hope all new Vietnamese parents to learn and that is, don’t yell and nag at your children. This is one of the most humiliating parenting practices we all inherited from our parents and we got to break this chain. Yelling and nagging will destroy your children’s self esteem and worse yet, they will learn to harbor a sense of violence/dictatorship later in life. That will certainly land them nowhere in building a healthy relationship with everybody else around them. And you know, relationship/team work is key to success in this world.

I hated it when my parents yelled at me and I hated even more when my wife does it to me, thanks to her peaceful understanding parents…

]]> By: Thu Hoai http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123360 Thu Hoai Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:39:59 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123360 I stopped working full tme since my first born came into the world. I was lucky that I could just work every Sat to keep my skills up to date. Time and attention are the best things that parents can give their children. We basically decided that one of us will be the care giver and one will pay the bills. As a result of more responsibility, my husband career took off and soon after that I didn't have to work at all. So Donny your career will take off to another level after you have children! So children bring alot of love and good luck charms :) I stopped working full tme since my first born came into the world. I was lucky that I could just work every Sat to keep my skills up to date. Time and attention are the best things that parents can give their children. We basically decided that one of us will be the care giver and one will pay the bills. As a result of more responsibility, my husband career took off and soon after that I didn’t have to work at all. So Donny your career will take off to another level after you have children!
So children bring alot of love and good luck charms :)

]]> By: donny http://www.visualgui.com/2008/11/18/parental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-123349 donny Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:47:36 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=4059#comment-123349 Wow! Thanks so much for all of your advice. This is what I love about having a blog. You guys rock! Wow! Thanks so much for all of your advice. This is what I love about having a blog. You guys rock!

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