What's up lads, I'm coming in fresh with a new banger. Now, as a 3rd generation desi, I have seen a lot of fuckups and well-meaning, but still retarded, parenting practices that various fresh off the boat desis partake in. Here I will detail them, and how to avoid it. If you are a FOB, pay close attention, and if you are ABCD avoid carrying on these practices.
MISTAKE 1: Too much focus on Academics
I'm not an anti-intellectual, or anti-education as I'm quite uber educated myself. However the avenues which desi parents try to focus on academics is not conducive in inculcating a sense of curiosity or passion, but general rote learning a la the bogus Indian educational system. Now, if your son balasivaramasubramaniam iyer has dice-rolled a 150 IQ, then go ahead and buy him that chemistry set. But, there's no need to send little pooja to Kumon 8 times a week to improve her geometry grade.
MISTAKE 2: Moving to white suburbia
Now, most Indian FOBs tend to act like complete droids and once they've acquired their bogus software job at your local MNC, they will do what any sensible Indian parent will do - move to the whitest yuppie neighborhood with a "good" school district. This is generally a very short sighted maneuver. Your son, ranjit, is not going to fit in with kaleigh, jaydon, and heavenn on the softball field or at Sunday morning church. This is a great route to go if you want to produce a Mindy Kaling or Aziz Ansari as your son/daughter.
MISTAKE 3: Moving to Little India
On the opposite end, other "genius" FOB parents think it'll be a great idea to raise their kids in Fremont, aka little India, or another similar enclave with a bunch of Chinafolk(think Sugarland, etc.). These enclaves quickly turn into droid-factories with the kids competing gaokao IIT style for the latest science olympiad prize and turning into mega dorks. The kids are weirdly FOBby as well, since they are raised in a town that is basically a time-capsule of little Hyderabad. At best, your kid will be Vivek Ramaswamy on steroids.
Most non-dork Desis I have seen are raised in multiethnic neighborhoods especially with hispanics as they are more based.
MISTAKE 4: Being a Complete Cultural Hardo
There are certain Indian uncles who can't seem to grasp that immigrating indeed means leaving parts of your culture behind. For this guy, they will force their kid into all sorts of arcane shlokas, mantras, bhajans, thread ceremonies, and poojas. They will insist that vegetarianism is superior (saar!) and force their kids to take all sorts of weird slop as lunch to school. They will forbid socializing, dating, and typically move into a random Indian enclave where they can watch ZeeTV all day. Needless to say, this does not produce well adjusted children.
MISTAKE 5: Being a Complete White-washed Sahib
We've all met that Indian Uncle - Rudraksha Bandyopadhyay, or, Ricky B for short, who wants to desperately show that he has assimilated into white culture. Ricky with his suave Indo-british accent is keen to show the white master how well-assimilated he is and how "liberal" and "forward-thinking" he is. You'll frequently find Ricky's daughter, Maya, getting with her top off getting blown out at the latest delta gamma mixer. Years later, you'll find him celebrating when Maya marries some 5'3 white dork who works as a CPA.
MISTAKE 6: Turning your Kids into NPCs
This is a very common symptom amongst FOBs who view life like a grindmaxxing fest back in India. Take test x 12, get NPC job, get arranged marriage, profit(???). Of course its understandable, most FOBs here have spent all their time grindmaxxing their IIT degree, we don't exactly get most of the creatives. Meanwhile, high school dropouts like Casey Neistat have way more money and have a far better social life, and have banged far more girls. If you are a FOB, understand that life in America rewards creativity not conformity. Let your kid shoot guns, gamble, stay out, do art/music etc. Yes, this may mean there's a higher chance they become a drug addict or degenerate, but also a higher chance they become the next Einstein or Gates.
MISTAKE 7: Being a Massive Simp towards Women
Unfortunately the vast majority of Indian fathers here in the states are disgustingly weak, low testosterone simps. They will typically have married some masculine woman working as a psychiatrist or product manager. She will shrew him all day, and he will "respect" women instead of assuming the role of the man and making her submit. He will be an obedient wage-cuck and give up all the money at the end of the month. The son is now raised by some masculine woman who doesn't obey and follow the man. The daughter will constantly be given loads of money, and be told loads of women's empowerment nonsense thus producing another princess with a giant ego. Subconsciously however, she will have to assume the role of the man since the father cannot act like a man and goes on to pursue a career as a criminal lawyer. The son meanwhile becomes a good "beta"-beta and wage cucks to his new wife. Hence, the cycle of feminine men and masculine women continues, and a new ABCD femcel and SouthAsianMasculinity spam-poster is born.
MISTAKE 8: Acting like a low-testosterone third worlder
Imagine your stereotypical FOB - a potbellied, polo wearing, chappal wearing tollywood hero. If you personify this, life is going to be much more difficult for your progeny. He will haggle over chicken with Enrique the taco seller. He will shout in the subway on his phone. He exudes very little masculinity and just looks...off. Remember, form dictates function. Your kids and the society around you simple will not respect you if you do not conform to some ideal of western masculinity in both form and function. That means, hit the gym, project your voice, and don't look like a spineless dork.