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"Raising a winner" -- Sasha Cohen and Mom were interviewed by "Parenting" magazine.
http://www.sashacohen.com/parenting.shtml
http://www.sashacohen.com/parenting.shtml
Fossi said:Galina seems to enjoy the spotlight! Nice article. What about Sasha's father? I never hear anything about Mr. Cohen? Are her parents still together?
Parenting: So what is a parent's main goal?
Galina: The main goal is for the enjoyment of the children. Parents should work hard to keep it at that level when kids are young. If it becomes work at that age, it's no fun. What 6-year-old wants to work?
Sasha's father's role reminds me of an old Russian joke (I'm not bashing him, it's more of how the media portrays the family).registered said:Sasha's father works in Los Angeles, and travels back and forth to Conn., since the family moved to the East coast. I believe he comes home on weekends, but absent during the week. He was shown in ABC's fluff piece last year, and he's the one who makes those short home made videos of Sasha, that she puts up on her website.
Ptichka said:Sasha's father's role reminds me of an old Russian joke (I'm not bashing him, it's more of how the media portrays the family).
How many animals should a woman have?
A jaguar in her garage.
A mink on her shoulders.
A lion in bed.
And an ass to pay for it all.
Ptichka said:I heard this joke about 15 years ago, in Russia. Also, everyone knows of Jaguars. Finally, at least in Leningrad, in order to have a car you had to legally have a garage. Of course, this garage did not have to be ajacent to the home (in our case it was several miles), but it was still a garage. Most people left their cars in the garages for the whole winter.
bronxgirl said:As someone who was fortunate enough to have had a functional nuclear family while growing up (overworked, but functional), I'd love to hear an interview from Mr.Cohen on his role (and Pride) in raising a successful elite skater. I don't think it was just Galina's influence on Sasha, but I would like to hear a more rounded perspective from Mr. Cohen as well.
bronxgirl said:I would just like to see an article where the author does make time for Mr Cohen to give his perspective directly, not filtered through his wife's prespective. I have no information to say she is distorting his role, I would just like to hear his viewpoint presented directly by him. He should be very proud of his role in raising Sasha so why isn't it in print as well in a magazine about Parenting. Like that old line goes - it takes two to tango