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Shocking? Definitely. Impossible? You tell us. Happy April Fool's Day 2012!

By Hank Pellissier

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False tiger

In a shocking exposé, Tiger Mother Amy Chua's daughters reveal that they grew up with negligible maternal influence due to their mother's addiction to World of Warcraft, a notoriously violent video game.

Her "Tiger Mom" persona is, they speculate, just a fantasy online role that she utilizes in her relationship with WoW's "Princess Theradras". Chua's daughters owe their success, they claim, to a trio of Dominican nannies who cajoled them toward excellence with abundant hugs and vats of mofongo relleno de pollo .

(April 1, 2012)

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Hank Pellissier is a freelance writer whose fiction and essays have been been widely published and anthologized. A former columnist for Salon and SF Gate, he is a regular contributor to h+ Magazine.

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