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Old Jan 10, 2009, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Rapunzel View Post
I am also just wrapping up the last bit of my internship for my master's degree. My parents didn't say one word about it when I saw them for Thanksgiving. When I mentioned some time back that I wanted to be a psychologist (what I always wanted to do, but never thought that I could), their response was a plain "that's ambitious," with no encouragement, never mentioning it again.

My younger sister is a psychiatrist, though, and they supported her through medical school and told me about her accomplishments if we ever talked (which wasn't often), and they call her and ask for advice (they never think to call me). Since pill-pushing never was what I wanted to do, I'll never measure up. My sister will outrank me. She always did.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at unsupportive, invalidating parents!!!!

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