Children’s dreams are infinite. Day after day children dream and imagine what their lives could be. The border of reality and fantasy at their very fingertips as they simply play and have fun. Adult’s dreams are more realistic and doable. Without the imagination or the hope of a child, reality seems to weigh more than mere chance. Jing-Mei Woo is a girl who just wants to be a kid. Mrs. Woo, her mother, sees her daughter for more than just her daughter. Mrs. Woo dreams and imagines like a child, while Jing-Mei only sees her limits like an adult. Only time reveals true intentions and a bittersweet reality. Jing-Mei knows her mother loves her even though she’s tough on her. In the beginning, Jing-Mei seems to be really good at getting her mother’s hopes up only to let her down soon after. The battle to awaken the prodigy within herself starts at a young age. Her inner self often becomes impatient and scolds Jing-Mei “If you don’t hurry up and get me out of here, I’m disappearing for good...and then you’ll always be nothing.” (265) Jing-Mei had a lot of hope to actually become a prodigy, but what Jing-Mei didn’t realize is that practice makes perfect. Mrs. Woo would quiz her daughter often. Jing-Mei tried to remember hard trivia her mother would quiz her on, but the small girl could never absorb the knowledge no matter how hard she tried. “After seeing my mother disappointed face once again, something inside of me began to die.” (265) Soon after, Jing-Mei set a limit and promised herself that she would never try to be something she isn’t. The limit Jing-Mei put on herself seems to be evergrowing as her mother tries to push her onto other skills and talents. Memorizing state capitols was off of Jing-Mei’s list, but playing the piano seemed to spark interest in her mother. Jing-Mei, however, hated the idea of practicing. She would whine and complain and the limit she set on herself only grew stronger. Jing-Mei c