She Snapped At Her In-Laws When They Made It Clear At Dinner That They Don’t Approve of Her Son’s College Major
Something that happens to a lot of young people is that they have to deal with a whole lot of grief after choosing a college major their parents don’t agree with.
Some teens are born into families where their parents choose to support them no matter what they want to study, while others have to deal with parents or relatives who refuse to help them get through school unless they commit to a degree they approve of.
One woman recently had an outburst after her in-laws wouldn’t stop trying to make her son feel bad for wanting to get a history degree.
Her son, Sam, is getting ready to attend college and has always been passionate about history.
“He has been reading tons of books about history and asking us to visit museums since he was a kid,” she explained.
“It was no surprise to us that he wanted to major in history in college. He got accepted into the history program at NYU and is attending this fall. My husband and I were all really excited and wished him the best of luck.”
Unfortunately, she’s struggling to get her in-laws to support her son as much as she and her husband are.
The other night, she invited them out to dinner with their family to celebrate Sam, but it went “off the rails” very quickly.
It started with her mother-in-law saying to Sam outright that he should consider changing his major because history was great “as a hobby,” but he needed to pursue something more practical.
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“I tried to stay polite and composed, as we are used to my in-laws’ way of thinking, and simply told her that history is Sam’s passion and I believe that he will be able to make a successful career out of his degree,” she recalled.
“They did not drop the topic, and my father-in-law began talking about stable income and job security. My husband and I tried multiple times to end the conversation naturally and divert the topic.”
She and her husband tried telling his parents that because Sam is passionate and hardworking, they doubt he’ll struggle to find a job. They also said they would rather him do what he loves instead of being stuck doing something he hates.
Unfortunately, her in-laws did not stop there, and it became clear that they wouldn’t be having the pleasant dinner they hoped for. After they wouldn’t leave Sam alone, she snapped.
“I started to get fed up when they wouldn’t stop, and I ended up yelling at them in an angry tone that the decisions Sam makes were his and only his to make and that they could either support him or not,” she said.
There was a lot of tension for the rest of the night, and her family eventually found an excuse to leave dinner early. Now, she feels worried that she may have started a lot of unnecessary family drama. While Sam’s grandparents are usually supportive of him, she couldn’t stand the way they spoke to him last night. She doesn’t regret what she did but wonders if she should’ve handled the situation differently.
Was her outburst valid, or should she have been more respectful of her in-laws?
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