Avani PatelGuest
Grace ChonHost
And I have to acknowledge that you're Asian American, where, you know, our parents are immigrants.

They come to this country with such specific dreams and goals for their children, especially financial stability.

And I don't think I could have done it if, A, my husband didn't have a great career of his own.

My kids are older now, so I don't have all those childhood, like, babysitting and daycare and summer camps, all those expenses.

You know, when you... can't be the version of you because it's a different environment and you can't fully thrive there.

At one point, I felt like I was just throwing my career away because that's what we're taught to bring.

It's like you work hard, you just look down, you keep working and, you know, you'll keep climbing the ladder.

thought about the fact that you incarnated into this lifetime specifically as an Asian American with the kind of family background that you did so that you could learn the lesson of choosing your own sovereignty and being visible in what you're doing, even if it defies all family and cultural expectations?

And I have to acknowledge that you're Asian American, where, you know, our parents are immigrants.

They come to this country with such specific dreams and goals for their children, especially financial stability.

And I don't think I could have done it if, A, my husband didn't have a great career of his own.

My kids are older now, so I don't have all those childhood, like, babysitting and daycare and summer camps, all those expenses.

You know, when you... can't be the version of you because it's a different environment and you can't fully thrive there.

At one point, I felt like I was just throwing my career away because that's what we're taught to bring.

It's like you work hard, you just look down, you keep working and, you know, you'll keep climbing the ladder.

thought about the fact that you incarnated into this lifetime specifically as an Asian American with the kind of family background that you did so that you could learn the lesson of choosing your own sovereignty and being visible in what you're doing, even if it defies all family and cultural expectations?
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