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(1/8) How our mom raised @nikil & me š
A couple days ago one of my teammates (who is a mom) asked me what our mom did to raise @nikil & me.
It got me thinking. Here are a few things our Mom did a bit differently that Iām super grateful for. š
A couple days ago one of my teammates (who is a mom) asked me what our mom did to raise @nikil & me.
It got me thinking. Here are a few things our Mom did a bit differently that Iām super grateful for. š
(2/8) āItās Gonna Happenā Mindset.š„
School was important, but Mom never demanded good grades. She never pressured us. Instead, she instilled an expectation of greatness in ourselves.
i.e. Instead of, "You must get good grades" or "If you get all A's I'll give you $100", she'dā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657825711787237378
School was important, but Mom never demanded good grades. She never pressured us. Instead, she instilled an expectation of greatness in ourselves.
i.e. Instead of, "You must get good grades" or "If you get all A's I'll give you $100", she'dā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657825711787237378
(3/8) Instilled Confidence. āļø
Mom failed pre-school & says it was one of her most important life lessons. When she repeated it the next year, she aced it since sheād seen it all before. She was suddenly āthe smartestā.
The difference between the ādumbestā and the āsmartestāā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657825859204444164
Mom failed pre-school & says it was one of her most important life lessons. When she repeated it the next year, she aced it since sheād seen it all before. She was suddenly āthe smartestā.
The difference between the ādumbestā and the āsmartestāā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657825859204444164
(4/8) Independent Thinking. š¦
Mom grew up in a small, conservative town. She wasnāt allowed to go to a different city for college. But she drove a car at 15 (unheard of for a woman at that time), wore bell bottoms, read Atlas Shrugged, and held to her own beliefs even whenā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657825990956007427
Mom grew up in a small, conservative town. She wasnāt allowed to go to a different city for college. But she drove a car at 15 (unheard of for a woman at that time), wore bell bottoms, read Atlas Shrugged, and held to her own beliefs even whenā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657825990956007427
(5/8) Reverse Psychology. š
Ok this one is controversial š but if we did anything bad, the punishment was ātaking away our booksā. You could find me āsneaking booksā under the covers late at night. Books became the most coveted pastime.
Say what you will about the method butā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657826110011326467
Ok this one is controversial š but if we did anything bad, the punishment was ātaking away our booksā. You could find me āsneaking booksā under the covers late at night. Books became the most coveted pastime.
Say what you will about the method butā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657826110011326467
(6/8) No Allowance. š°
We never got allowance. Instead, we only had one pool of money. It was the familyās money and we all had to use the familyās money well. I got one pair of shoes at the beginning of the school year and would get another when those wore out.
Iām convincedā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657826181834588163
We never got allowance. Instead, we only had one pool of money. It was the familyās money and we all had to use the familyās money well. I got one pair of shoes at the beginning of the school year and would get another when those wore out.
Iām convincedā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657826181834588163
(7/8) Figure it Out. š¦¹āāļø
When I was in 3rd grade, our fam went through a hard time. Mom immediately went back to school at the local college, got a masters, and started a company teaching people msft powerpoint at a booth in our local mall.
Work became dinner conversation. Weā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657826370720808963
When I was in 3rd grade, our fam went through a hard time. Mom immediately went back to school at the local college, got a masters, and started a company teaching people msft powerpoint at a booth in our local mall.
Work became dinner conversation. Weā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1657826370720808963
(8/8) While I donāt know that weāre anything special, our parents definitely are. If it werenāt for this dedication & love, I donāt know where weād be.
Happy motherās day to the Viswanathan matriarch @usha_vish. Thank you for life and so much more. š #MothersDay
Happy motherās day to the Viswanathan matriarch @usha_vish. Thank you for life and so much more. š #MothersDay
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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani
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May 14, 2023
Great thread. Can relate to so much of it!