{"product_id":"struggle-between-two-lives-ma-9781952716423","title":"Struggle Between Two Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy name is Jade Xiu, and I exist in two worlds\u003c\/strong\u003e, but I don't feel like I belong to either. I was born to an \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican father and an Asian mother\u003c\/strong\u003e, with dreams of being free and independent but am bound by the rules of Chinese traditions instead. My everyday life is a constant contradiction, and I can't take it anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy overbearing mother wants me to forget about my dreams and become a pharmacist. \u003cstrong\u003eI can't do that. I won't.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt goes against all the rules, but rebellion is my only option. I resist at every turn. It drives my mother crazy, and all but ruins our relationship. I naively believed a little strife wouldn't cause long-term damage or years of regret... until life dealt me a devastating blow that sent me into a spiral of depression, anxiety, self-loathing, and shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns out my inability to fit in, and resistance to my mother's desire to make me see my worth, my potential, and my natural born gifts, weren't the worst things that ever happened to me. The worst thing that ever happened to me was my failure to accept and love who I am, not despite my differences but \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ebecause\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eof my differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI wish I didn't have to learn these truths the hard way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI wish I could take it all back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI love you, Mom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195271642X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952716423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lena Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Ma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874087776511,"sku":"9781952716423","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/struggle-between-two-lives-ma-9781952716423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}