Tigermoms 24 03 13 Cj Miles Naggy For Your Own ... -

I was scrolling through old clips the other night. Landed on a CJ Miles interview from years ago. He was talking about his upbringing, about the pressure to perform, about how his mother’s voice still lives in his head during every single free throw. He said something that hit me like a truck: “She wasn’t trying to be my friend. She was trying to make sure I didn’t have to come back home.”

Here is what the children of Tiger Moms know but rarely admit: The nagging wasn’t about control. Not really. It was about terror. TigerMoms 24 03 13 CJ Miles Naggy For Your Own ...

If you grew up in the shadow of a Tiger Mom—or any parent who confused volume with virtue, who saw a B-minus as a moral failing—you don’t need me to finish that sentence. You already know how it ends: “I’m naggy for your own good.” I was scrolling through old clips the other night

The Echo of the Tiger Mom: On CJ Miles, “Naggy” Love, and the Ghosts of 03/13 He said something that hit me like a

The title stops at “Naggy For Your Own...” On purpose. Because the ending is yours to write.

24 years later. March 13th. A CJ Miles jump shot falling through the net at 2 AM in an empty gym, just because someone once told him he wasn’t done yet.