‘And where you’re concerned,’ she would say, ‘I’m a tiger-mother and a regular Fury.’ ”Īnd here’s one of two examples in his 1989 novella The Bellerosa Connection: “They were married and, thanks to him, she obtained her closure, she became the tiger wife, the tiger mother, grew into a biological monument and a victorious personality.” “When she was in her busy mood, domineering and protecting me, I used to think what a dolls’ generalissimo she must have been in childhood. Here’s an example from his 1975 novel Humboldt’s Gift: Saul Bellow, for example, used the phrase several times before Ms. Chua’s book and the subsequent media blitz.Ī: No, Amy Chua didn’t coin the phrase in Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a 2011 memoir about her strict parenting techniques, but she did help popularize the term. I (a possible Tiger Mom) can’t remember if I ever used it before Ms. Q: I’m curious to know if Amy Chua originated the phrase “tiger mother” or if it’s something that was around before her book.
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