The Day I Got Accepted, I Jumped From The Rooftop
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Under my mother’s strict discipline, I became the valedictorian and was accepted into Stanford University. On the day the results came out, everyone praised my mom for her successful parenting, saying she would enjoy a blissful retirement. The local news came to interview her, and she shared her parenting methods without a hint of humility. "Spare the rod, spoil the child, and that’s how you raise a successful one." The whole city celebrated my achievement. But I left a note behind, and stood on the edge of the rooftop. "I’ve given you Stanford. In my next life, please let me go." 1 My…