Today, for the nth time, my father reminded me that I should study things related to the "real" world, as if I was studying theology, astrology or something. I'm studying for a master's degree in physics. FML
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Today, my daughter believed that watching the Big Bang Theory would count as studying for her chemistry final. FML
Today, I went to visit my dad for the first time in over a year, as I have been studying for my Master's degree in history halfway across the world. The first thing he said to me? "So, gotten a real job yet?" FML
Today, I had the worst day of my life. I'd studied science for the whole damn night, only to realize the next morning that it's a math exam. FML
Today, I asked my father for some help paying my college tuition. He told me he'd help me after I become more accredited than he is. My father has 2 PHDs. I'm studying to be an elementary school teacher. FML
Today, I realised that I still don't know what to do with my life, since my parents have taken decisions for me my entire life, and are forcing me to a field of study which requires enormous amount of dedication and years, which I have no interest in, but still have to do because I don't know what else to do. FML
Today, I had a conference with my dad, my counselor, and my history and English teachers because my dad was "concerned" about my grades in those two classes. We talked for a while and it was going well, then my counselor asked what I wanted to study in college. I said I wanted to be a teacher. He laughed. FML
Today, I went to my guidance counselor and told her how I'd been fascinated with space since I was 12, had read about the universe and everything, and how I want to be an astrologist when I grow up. She stared at me for a second, before saying, "But you're... stupid." FML
Today, my teacher told me that unless I went into medicine, math, or engineering, I would never amount to anything in life. This wasn't even two minutes after I told him I want to be an author. FML
Today, my boyfriend once again cancelled a date because he has too much homework. His professor is my dad, who's assigning astronomical amounts of homework to keep us from seeing each other. FML
Today, as I rung up a customer's groceries, he gave me a pitying look and said I'd have a "real job" if I'd only studied harder. FML
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iwanttogotoparis 26
Your father probably didn't do well in science
Just_A_Tree 20
Can you please calculate the amount of force necessary to knock some sense into people? It's got something to do with mass and velocity, but that's your field, OP, not mine. Physics is a very applicable and needed science in today's world. Your dad needs to stop implying that it's not useful, because it is extremely relevant. Congrats, OP, for sticking with a field that has excellent jobs.
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Comments (71)
mace275 9
tell him physics is far more lucrative than theology
vikky538 29
he will realize it later...the degree is real money earning source later...
yeti37 16
He'll eventually see the light...
fyallslifelol 2
Physics rules!
BlondePsycho 43
You should demonstrate how important the laws of physics are by tossing an apple at his head, that helped Newton get it.
ohSNAPyall 27
A bit rude to say that about theology. Martin Luther King is one example of a theology graduate.
rameses1210 18
Theology is nonsense. It consists wholly of people making up things that justify a belief in a tyrant, sado-masochist written about two thousand years ago
HeWillBeLoved105 22
Did you really spell ninth nth?
limabeans101029 21
No I'm pretty sure he said what he meant. "nth" just means an unspecified, usually large, number. As in, OP has lost count of how many times his dad has said this.
goldblade84 4
You remind me of the FML where a woman said "lull" in the context of a slow sales season, and some tween corrected her for mispronouncing LOL, and that the lack of customers wasn't funny... The guy's a physics nerd... think about the context before jumping to conclusions. Even if you don't know that "nth" is actually a word (legal in scrabble)... You should remember from school that: n is one of the most commonly used variables in basic math (along with x, and y, etc.) n as a Variable: n usually denotes a fixed integer, such as a count of objects or the degree of an equation.
Arot6 17
Throw a brick at his face, then explain to him the physics of it
hamrtym 15
I'm an engineer too. I understand the joke since physicist are more theoretical and engineers are more practical with the application of their knowledge. But a real engineer isn't dumb enough to really think that way. We go hand in hand like cold milk and warm cookies. Once you dip it, the overlap is far greater than the differences.
blahhhh93664 10
Yell physics every time he does something related to physics (jumping, driving ) not constantly but little things :p