Curb your expectations

By Academia - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom

Today, I got accepted into University, onto a course I don't want to do, but my parents said they would disown me if I didn't go. I believe them, since they haven't spoken to my shop assistant sister in about three years now. FML
I agree, your life sucks 36 345
You deserved it 3 088

Top comments

Don't listen to your parents. Just do what you want in life. It's your life, not theirs.

Let them be stupid. They'll regret it when they don't have any kids who come to see them or talk to them. They'll just come crawling back one day, and u can tell them they did it to themselves

Comments

SynysterNero 20

They aren't worth listening to if that's how they are. My aunt told me the same thing if I go to the university I really want but I told her to kiss my ass it's about what's best for me not her.

Parents wish the best for their kids, but this is over theimit.

if your parents are willing to do that then they don't love you enough... you can still get out. you still have one year of college if you still want to leave you can now do your dreams

I'll never understand disowning your kid

Your parents are trying to live through you and your sister, it's your life do what you want.

**** them. Seriously. Your life your rules.

OP I am so sorry for you. I wish that I taught a course on unconditional love concerning parents and their children, because that is one thing any mother and father should strive to give their children. I have three step children who treated me badly for a whole year after I divorced their father, eventually each came asking to be a part of my life again and I told them that they always had been and always will be. That's what unconditional love is. Maybe you should show them your post as well as the comments so they would understand the fear that you live in and work on correcting the issue. I wish you all the best and good luck with the course that you don't actually like or want to take.

Elisabetha Aarron 18

Remember that this is your life. Do you want to look back on your life 30 years from now wishing you hadn't bowed under your parents wishes. You have to live with your choices, make sure you are happy with them.