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a conversation with my parents about my future; a short rant
(lol im not mad at them im just frustrated
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(lol im not mad at them im just frustrated
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We were talking about what I wanted to be in the future. My mom (who wants me to become a doctor) said that I should just go into law.
This ties back to f o u r years ago when I said I wanted to become a lawyer +
This ties back to f o u r years ago when I said I wanted to become a lawyer +
It was four years ago and I never brought it up after that because I realized I didn't want to become a lawyer. So I told my mom that no, I didn't want to become a lawyer +
She asked me what I did want and I said I wanted to go into something Earth Sci related because it does actually interest me and hey, might as well not let this future Pisay diploma go to waste -- if I do graduate +
I specifically said geology but I actually meant it as a sort of generalization for Earth Sci (far more interested in volcanology/meteorology actually) but she still proceeded to sorta make fun of it (wow) +
Not completely sure what she said exactly but it was somewhere along the lines of course discrimination because my mom is actually an academic elitist 
(char idrk what to call it but yk) +
(char idrk what to call it but yk) +
So, my mom tells me that it's either law or med (lol wow mom thanks for limiting my options to literally just 2 choices)
and I said no because that's not what I want to do +
and I said no because that's not what I want to do
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We then had a short wild discussion about me saying I'd be okay with working for PAGASA and being the next atom araullo (obviously a joke he's literally a pisay g o d) +
My mom then tells me why I'm being so wishy washy and bRO I LITERALLY JUST SAID I WANTED TO DO SMN W EARTH SCI WHAT WAS WISHY WASHY ABOUT THAT????? +
And I ask her why she can't just let me take the course I want (and it's STEM anw not like we'd be violating Pisay rules) and she said she just doesn't want me to end up with something that, in the future, I'd end up realizing I didn't want (lol like pisay haha) +
While I understand what she means, I can't help but think that this just comes from her prejudice against less well-known sciences
Anw dinner over, but I stay in their room for a while after dinner.
My dad then comes in the room, acting like he had a big revelation and said
"Tama mag lawyer ka na lang kasi yung tita mo may connections, sm smn etc" basically my dad was coercing me to +
My dad then comes in the room, acting like he had a big revelation and said
"Tama mag lawyer ka na lang kasi yung tita mo may connections, sm smn etc" basically my dad was coercing me to +
go into law because we'd have proper connections and there's money in it
wow
And I tell my dad maybe money wasn't my motivation yk and he, being the absolute fucking capitalist he is, disregarded my sentiment
okay thanks
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wowAnd I tell my dad maybe money wasn't my motivation yk
and he, being the absolute fucking capitalist he is, disregarded my sentimentokay thanks
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anw end of thread idrk what my point here was
parents who pressure you into taking a certain course suck
parents who pressure you into taking a certain course suck
