我是说，你家里是严母而不是严父？

I mean, she was the 3 disciplinarian, not your father?

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蔡美儿坦承自己是个严母，她有关父母威权的记述的确让人感到不安甚至震惊。

Chua's reports from the trenches of authoritarian parenthood are indeed disconcerting, even shocking, in their candid admission of maternal ruthlessness.

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刘老师说，中国家庭通常是慈父严母，母亲的管教其实是为了让子女能走上正道。

Liu said that Chinese families often contain a strict mother and a gentle father and that discipline and guidance from mothers are essential in putting children on the path to future success.

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