Ladycat I think that it is extremely important that you follow your own heart and not limit your potential by doing something to please your mother. Ultimately, it is you who will have to live with the decisions you make.
Last year I was in the same predicament. As a freshman, my parents strongly encouraged that I pursue Speech Pathology. I absolutely hated it and had to eventually come to terms with what was more important-- graduating and eventually working in a field I detested just to please my parents, or having my parents be disappointed in me for a few months and creating my own future.
It was a long, hard, and silent summer (they gave me the silent treatment for 3 months!), but this past August I enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences at my school. Currently, I am majoring in History w/ a Pre-Law minor. My interests in History and Law go back as far as I can remember. When I was younger, my cousins and I used to dig up our grandparents backyard as we looked for dino bones and Native American arrow heads. My room would never stay clean because I was always trying to keep too much stuff-preserving artifacts was the term I used
Also, when I learned how to write my name I remember having my mom right up contracts in reference to special incentives for doing certain chores.
It is very satisfying to know that I'm where I want to be right now in life. Ladycat my prayers are with you as you make your decision about your future. If you need any added support, I'm here
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"Education is your passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today." -- El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
[This message has been edited by Someday (edited April 06, 2001).]
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