They did not want to follow in their parents' footsteps and be housebound, ... And they strived for independence from their own mothers who had come to Hong Kong, having been brought up in stricter times and who wanted their daughters to follow the older ways.
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This quote is just one of 7 total Cindy Chu quotes in our collection. Cindy Chu is known for saying 'They did not want to follow in their parents' footsteps and be housebound, ... And they strived for independence from their own mothers who had come to Hong Kong, having been brought up in stricter times and who wanted their daughters to follow the older ways.' as well as some of the following quotes.
The new generation of fathers is interested in doing this, and fathers are taking more time to be with their children.
They believe they must provide the discipline to their children, and they have a need to be respected. All of these attitudes tend to distance them from their families. Yet we know now that children, especially young children, need more than that. A father needs to bond with his children and build emotional ties with them.
[Yet a woman's position in her husband's family was not secure until she had his son.] And as a daughter-in-law, she was a relative stranger, ... So she had to work hard to gain acceptance in her husband's family.
This quote is just one of 7 total Cindy Chu quotes in our collection. Cindy Chu is known for saying 'They did not want to follow in their parents' footsteps and be housebound, ... And they strived for independence from their own mothers who had come to Hong Kong, having been brought up in stricter times and who wanted their daughters to follow the older ways.' as well as some of the following quotes.