My parents are immigrants hailing from a very poor part of Pakistan.

I was born here in the US, a first generation American who grew up in a completely opposite culture than they did.

They never understood the point of going to the movies, so we were never accompanied by them to the theaters.

When I was 7 my cousin took me to see “Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan.” I can’t remember what I thought during the movie, but my parents had no qualms about me going.

Like your typical Asian parents it was “get all the fun out of your system, by 10 you have to start focusing on your future.”

Also, the above statement is not an exaggeration, I had my last birthday party at 10 lol.