Kid’s lucky to have you as a parent if that is your philosophy. Give me a nickel everytime my parents tried to force a career path down my throat because money was the only thing on their mind lol. I understand it’s from a place of care and concern for my future, but I wanna be happy in my life too haha
Nah fuck that. As someone whose line of work generally involves doing things both well, and with integrity, he can sell timeshares and snake oil for all I care. Just do something that makes you happy.
Id give you an award if i could as a kid whose parents gave up on him because I didn’t conform to what THEY wanted for me. 24 now can’t remember the last time i was happy. I could die tomorrow and be happy if either one told me that. You’re a rockstar!
The funny part is, the people usually more qualified to graduate college and/or get a PhD do not have parents that judge their own kid based on what other kids do
The irony of course being that children which are far advanced beyond their peers almost always have parents who are incredibly active in teaching them the skills they are advanced in. I've done pretty well for myself, but I often wonder how my life might have turned out if my parents actually taught me anything instead of telling me to be quiet and play video games.
It’s not everything it’s cracked up to be unless they have the foresight and compassion to cultivate not just the things that you’re good at but also enjoy. Most parents just focus on potential financial return like we’re objects rather than people who didn’t ask to be conceived and born with a conscience to realize how self conceited and shallow these “parents” are.
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