And yes—sometimes they were wrong. Sometimes the “naggy for your own good” was just anxiety dressed up as ambition. Sometimes it broke things that didn’t need breaking.
Go call your mom. Or don’t. But go do the thing she always knew you could do. TigerMoms 24 03 13 CJ Miles Naggy For Your Own ...
CJ Miles didn’t become great because he loved the drills. He became great because someone loved him enough to demand greatness before he even believed he was capable of it. And yes—sometimes they were wrong
March 13, 2024
Naggy for your own success. Naggy for your own survival. Naggy for your own freedom. Go call your mom
Not the cruelty. Not the screaming. Not the lack of hugs. But the consistency of expectation. The refusal to let you settle. The woman who looked at your half-finished life and said, “No. You have more in you.”