#hating li jing is a fun passtime

[rosegoldorigins]

Lego Monkie Kid Season 5

(Rant incoming... and guess who it is?

Li Jing. Of course it is)

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Nezha: Dad these three are not-

Li Jing: Control yourself

Control yourself?!?!? Bro what?!?!

He didn’t say “silence” he said control yourself??!?!

As in “You know better than this”, “You are acting out”, “Don’t let you emotions/morals overcome you”

Nezha doesn’t need to “control himself” He doesn’t need to be a perfect neutral being.

He’s always strived to protect, guard and do the right thing. He meditates and spends years doing his duty.

The threat of his father's disappointment was always whether or not he could "control himself”?!?!

Whether he could look good (like in front of the underworld judges) and swallow his own desires in order to fulfil his duty?

His dad is giving I know this feels wrong and harsh but you need to do hard things for the greater good.

"Control yourself” means get it together this needs to happen (chaining Wukong).

I can’t imagine the effect those words would have on Nezha as he grew up.

(Parents don’t care about age they will put their principles and ideals on a three year old.)

Imagine child Nezha acting as children do and his father saying “control yourself”.

The shame of being a normal kid and then being called “undignified” by your father.

How much was Nezha denied in his self expression?

How often did he need to think about his image and how others would perceive him because his dad said it was more important than anything else?

Li Jing put his job above his son.

“Control yourself” I will not have an unruly child.

“Control yourself” Do not ruin my image.