Comment on Ask HN: Obsessive Asian ParentsComments−ashishk17yjust talk to them.express to them what you want, how you plan to get it, and what you're sacrificing (both short-term and long-term) for it.you'd be shocked how supportive they might be.−catch2317yYou might also be shocked at how unsupportive they might be as well. At least my parents didn't support my decision to leave a stable job... YMMV.Sometimes I feel it's almost like the Indian girl trying to escape an arranged marriage.
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just talk to them.
express to them what you want, how you plan to get it, and what you're sacrificing (both short-term and long-term) for it.
you'd be shocked how supportive they might be.
You might also be shocked at how unsupportive they might be as well. At least my parents didn't support my decision to leave a stable job... YMMV.
Sometimes I feel it's almost like the Indian girl trying to escape an arranged marriage.