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comment by pseydtonne
pseydtonne  ·  3713 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League

As I mentioned above, I apologize for providing potentially harmful advice. After reading about your parents and how they reacted to your decision about a simple college major, I feel chagrined.

It sounds like you are still young enough to be in the shadow of your parents. You aren't asking, "what do the folks back home think?" You're asking, "will I be excommunicated again and possibly be cut off from any funding?"

I haven't lived at home in nearly 15 years. I can't even get my parents to visit me, and they're retired. In contrast, you have a heavy load and it doesn't seem like I can help carry it.