Dr. Wang’s interpretation:

You may have grown up under strict, critical authority—parents who valued obedience over connection. Warmth was scarce, affection rarely expressed. Instead, love may have felt conditional—earned only through performance and compliance. This parenting style, can be called tiger parenting, also known as authoritarian, combined high control with low emotional availability.

In this environment, you learned to adapt. You became precise, careful, striving to avoid judgment or punishment. But beneath the surface, you may have longed for freedom—to make mistakes, to be accepted as you are.

As an adult, this legacy can linger. You might struggle with self-worth, carry an inner fear of failure, or expect others to be critical or withholding. Trust may not come easily. You may defer to authority—or resist it entirely. Whether through quiet compliance or open rebellion, you’re still searching for a balance between structure and safety, autonomy and acceptance.

Type 2 “affectionless control” = high protection and low care

Also known as: “Tiger Parents” — They tend to a young plant like a bonsai—pruned, shaped, and confined.

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