I was upset that my parents weren't insisting on a specific career

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Actually, only part of me (couldn't put that in the title/subject because there wasn't enough room). Part of me was happy, but another part of me was not.

This was back during my childhood. I had heard of how parents especially in the old days often insisted that their child "had to be" such and such.

I asked my parents about it and they said I could be what ever I wanted. Part of me was happy about this, but another part of me wished they would insist on a specific career field so that when I found my true passion I could struggle against their wishes, and then in the end triumph, and as an adult when my parents' acceptance and understanding.

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  • iEatZombies_
    11 years ago

    Life is not a movie. It wouldn't turn out like that if you had such a situation.

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    • dom180
      11 years ago

      This.

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  • bananaface
    11 years ago

    God, I know! How dare they give you the freedom to make your own decisions. Poor you.

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  • Geldsmaggen
    11 years ago

    Also I have a very, very passionate interest in what I want to go into, so much so that I would've defied them to the end, so yes it would turn out like that unless they seriously stuck to their position so hard that they rejected me as an adult.

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  • Geldsmaggen
    11 years ago

    I have enough will and determination to have defied them. It just seems like it would've been a life-affirming, will-affirming experience.

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    11 years ago

    No. Sometimes you need to decide things for yourself.

    sure it's easier if you have them plan your life for you - cos if it fails then you can blame them, right?

    but if you want to have an adult life that's all your own, you need to accept that you can't blame your parents for not telling you what career to have

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    • Geldsmaggen
      11 years ago

      If you read the description you'd know the reason I wished they would have done that is because I wanted to have the experience of rebelling against their wishes, finding my true passion, and then winning them over in the end.

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
        11 years ago

        yeah but now you can claim you lived your own life

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        • Geldsmaggen
          11 years ago

          Not really. There's all sorts of social influences. How can I really know what's the real me?

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          • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
            11 years ago

            it's your responsibility to decide that for yourself

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  • JuneB
    11 years ago

    The only reason I would want my parents to insist on a career for me is because I personally feel a lot more secure if I feel like I'm following a plan. You kind of seem like you want to live out a livetime movie...

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  • ForMyPeaceOfMind
    11 years ago

    You should be happy that they're letting you make your own choices...you can be and do whatever you want! They just want to support your choices and hopefully whatever you decide, you'll make them proud!

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  • NotFloydzie
    11 years ago

    No, trust me, you don't wish that. I honestly don't understand when people wish for something they haven't experienced.

    My grandparents are both doctors, and they made both my mom and my aunt get into the medical field without them desiring it. Ask my mom how "nice" it was, she'll tell you.

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    • lukeuser
      11 years ago

      "I honestly don't understand when people wish for something they haven't experienced"

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