Your parents are being a bit judgmental. College is NOT for everyone. Ii think what your friend wants to do is excellent! What would we do without electricians and farmers??? This country would fall apart! We NEED farmers.

Ask your parents what is WRONG with being an electrician and a farmer? He has 2 trades he can fall back on. An electrician can make GOOD money! And so can a farmer if he has a big farm. These are two HONEST trades, and I cannot see what's wrong with them. So what if he doesn't go to college? These days, jobs are hard to find EVEN FOR A COLLEGE GRADUATE!! It doesn't seem to matter if you have a degree or not -- no one can get a job!!

But I would bet an electrician could get a job anywhere! They are in demand in so many places!

Like I said, your parents are being quite judgmental. If they opened their minds and thought about it a little, maybe they'd change their minds about him. Personally, I think he's going into 2 very great trades! KUDOS to him! God bless. Hugs, Lee