TMT – K-Town Rumble

TMT: My Girlfriend Is Obsessed With K-Pop Groups. Help.

AdminJan — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:30:47 +0000

What’s a Koreaboo?
Janet and Brian talk about a poor guy who’s girlfriend has become obsessed with K-pop.
Apparently, all she talks about is K-pop and the guy is tired of it and has no idea what to do.
What would you do if your significant other widely becomes obsessed with something to the extent that you can’t walk about anything else?

Hear what Janet and Brian have to say about it on this week’s TMT episode,
“My Girlfriend Is Obsessed With K-Pop Groups. Help.”

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TMT: My Parents Want Me to Smile More

AdminJan — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:23:44 +0000

Smile more?! Who is anybody to tell you how you should feel? Asian parents.
Asian parents can tell you how to feel
Janet and Brian address a redditor’s story about how their parents push them to smile in family photos and the pressures that come along with growing up Asian.

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TMT: Classic Asian Parent Forcing Child to Study

AdminJan — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:07:05 +0000

Woah, there is nothing “classic” about this.
There are tiger parents and then there is this next-level of authoritarian upbringing.
Janet and Brian hear this story of an Asian teenager with some extremely controlling parents to the extent that it is not ok. Trigger warning on this episode because even hearing the original post sounds like a horror story scenario.

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TMT: I Am 20 Years Old and Parents Are Still Controlling Every Aspect of My Life

AdminJan — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:00:52 +0000

Growing up isn’t easy.

In this episode, Janet and Brian talk about some of the hard stuff about growing up with Eastern Values and Western Influences. Sometimes it’s possible to achieve balance, but only if everybody in the family is willing. Then there are those times when the tiger parents show their stripes: way too overbearing, demanding (their version of) perfection, expecting to know exactly what you’re doing, dishing out constant criticism, etc.
Sound familiar? It’s a narrative that we hear all the time.
There isn’t an easy fix, just the reality of what it is that we all have to deal with to varying degrees.

Tune in to hear more as Janet and Brian talk about the common stories that they’ve heard and experienced themselves.

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TMT: I Know I Need to Quit but I Can’t (Infidelity)

AdminJan — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:26:30 +0000

Ever been in a relationship where you were cheated on?

It’s easy to say that you would never stay if you were cheated on,
but in real life, it pans out differently for a lot of people.
Janet and Brian share their views on a relationship where a guy is constantly getting cheated on and bounce around on the “why” somebody would stay in a relationship like this.

Check it out on this week’s TMT episode!

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TMT: Have Your Parents Always Criticised You for Spending Money, Even Though You’re Using Your Own Money?

AdminJan — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:43:53 +0000

“Why do you spend your money on that? You need to save instead of spending!”
What’s with all the nagging?
Ever deal with your parents constantly criticizing everything that you spend your money on?
Your parent’s relationship with money is different than yours because they come from a completely different world when it comes to finances.

Janet and Brian talk about this and their experiences with their parent’s criticism or acceptance about the things they spend their money on. Two different viewpoints and two polar experiences.
Tune in to hear how they dealt with it and why it is/was even a problem in the first place!

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TMT: My Friend Is in a Toxic Relationship With Her Boyfriend

AdminJan — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:26:42 +0000

Intervene in somebody else’s relationship?
Janet and Brian share their ideas about when it could be appropriate or inappropriate to get involved. Though, it’s rarely as simple as that. In this situation, you’re going to be hearing about two people that are coworkers where one of them is in a toxic relationship. The other wants to help, but doesn’t know whether or not if it’s appropriate to do so.

Is it your responsibility to help somebody if you are aware of how bad a situation is and they don’t? Shouldn’t you get involved if somebody needs help?

Listen in to hear the discussion!

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TMT: What’s Your Love Language?

AdminJan — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:57:55 +0000

Is it true that your love language is based on what you didn’t receive as a child? These are 5 loves languages:

1. Words of Affirmation

2. Acts of Service

3. Receiving Gifts

4. Quality Time

5. Physical Touch

Janet and Brian take the quiz and discuss their love languages and whether or not they agree with this idea. Listen in as they share some of the details of their relationship and how they interact when it comes to how they interact in their relationship.

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TMT: When’s the Best Time to Tell Asian Parents You Have a Boyfriend?

AdminJan — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 01:24:48 +0000

Is there ever a good time to introduce your boyfriend/girlfriend to your parents? In this week’s question, Janet and Brian talk about when the “best” time is to introduce your significant other. They share a bit about how they’ve handled the situation in the past and things might get a little personal as they share stories about who they’ve dated in the past.

You’re also going to hear some of the back and forth about Asian parents and juggling the expectations that come from living with multiple cultures. In general, how do you approach this situation without having your parents freak out? Honestly, it might not be possible.

Hear it in this week’s Twenty Minute Tuesday episode!

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TMT: Are Your Parents Extremely Passive Aggressive?

AdminJan — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:53:09 +0000

In this week’s episode of TMT Janet and Brian Answer a question surrounding the topic of passive-aggressive parents. many of us who grew up with people that come from a country where expressing your opinions, sharing your thoughts, or even showing emotions could be perceived as negative. In this situation, the OP talks about how they’ve developed some mental health-related issues including anxiety and some other toxic behaviors and they learn from their parents.

Janet and Brian do their best to share from their experience where what seems to be passive-aggressive Asian parents comes from as well as what somebody could do about it when they are dealing with similar struggles as a result of how they were raised.

Tune in to hear more about some of the ideas that they have to share.

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