This is ordinarily where an author boasts on about their mother being the best mother out there as everyone contradicts against this by shouting out on about how admirable and awe-inspiring their mother is. In my opinion, I would like to argue we fight for our mums in the midst of a crowded yet empty void is because they are the person we first learn to love. This rationalization can be justified because they are who holds us in their arms no matter what we were responsible for.
My mum was born on the 23rd of August, 1966 – the …show more content…
In Korea, whilst arranged marriage is a common practice, it is a requirement that your partner should be at a similar class as yourself. Also, if your last name is of the same Chinese character as your partner, you will be rejected from society if married. However, since 1994, this rule has been more welcomed and modernized. My parents have the same last name Kim, but the Chinese character for their last names are different allowing them to be married without anything holding them …show more content…
"Whatever you may be, be the best at it." I 've tried to take this message to heart but sometimes even our best doesn 't allow us to be at the top. That 's why she became the best stay-at-home mum out there.
In Korea, the education system is possibly the harshest and most competitive in the world. In order to have a good life in the future, you must have outstanding grades to be accepted into a prestigious and acceptable university to have a socially acceptable occupation which would come along with a reasonable income. Parents made education such a forceful act – children rarely participate in extra-curricular activities unless it is beneficial for their grades. This still currently is believed to be the only way to live a good life in Korea.
My parents had witnessed my brother go through the primary years and see them battle through the stress of good grades from such a young age that they made the life-changing decision to migrate to Australia and leave everything they knew behind to life a better