There is a saying that no siblings have the same parents. Children from the same family, living under the same roof, can have completely different experiences growing up. With the children of immigrant parents, the situation gets even more complex, as there are cultural expectations on top of the common growing pains. 

On today’s episode, I’m joined by my two sisters Iqra and Sanna, and we chat about our experiences of being or not being the ‘good daughters’ in our childhood and teenage years. We talk about how our parents related to each of us, the age gap between us, how we dealt with expectations, what our tactics and coping strategies were, and how we learned to navigate the relationships with our parents as we became adults.     

What You’ll Learn: 

• Why my parents seemed to have a different approach to me and my siblings
• How my sisters perceived their own growing up 
• The examples of different coping strategies we had for similar situations
• How our parents changed through the years they’ve been living in the US
• The impact of friends and school environment on our family dynamics
• Gen Z’s vs. Millennials and the generational gap within our family
• How first-generation Americans are perceived in other parts of the world

Resources: 

• Follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thegooddaughterpodcast/
• Follow me on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@gooddaughterpod 
• Want to be on an episode and talk about your experiences? Email me at [email protected]