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'Tiger Cub' Is Blogging, Wants To Show She's Not A 'Mindless Robot'

For those who continue to follow , author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,and the daughters she raised with what some consider to be a harsh philosophy of parenting:

Sophia Chua-Rubinfeld, the elder daughter, is now .

Why is she doing it?

"When the whole world's calling you a mindless robot, you kind of get the urge to start talking! Even though 'Sophia' in the book is much more impressive than Sophia in real life. I think I'm sullying my impeccable image one post at a time, but so be it."

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Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.