That's ******* funny, lol.

Wow, well aren't you a conceited little douche bag. I hate people like you, who think that the only valid achievements in life come from ''grad school'' or being a doctor. There is actually more to life than getting good grades. *Gasp* shocking, isn't it! Get over yourself, mate.

I'm with 23 on this one. An education is amazing, regardless of the major. And a lot of 6th grade kids could perform advanced tasks with supervision and guidance, so your point there is invalid.

Yamster - I have a medical degree, and my parents are proud. My sister is a lawyer, and my parents are proud. My brothers don't have any advanced degrees, and guess what? MY PARENTS ARE PROUD. Parents should be proud of their children if they are good people doing something they love, no matter what their chosen profession is. And **** you for making me log back in to make this comment. It's people like YOU that made me decide to quit commenting. I hope you're proud of yourself.

I'm pretty sure if any child brought home a degree of any kind, they're parents would be ecstatic. Not everyone can get into beauty school and, while I have no interest in it, I'm almost certain you have to meet criteria for getting that degree. A medical degree may make money, but so does a beauty degree. People who have a beauty school degree are much more qualified to work at, and do extremely well at, any type of beauty salon. It's not about soaring people's feelings, it's about speaking the truth. What you're doing is trying to bring people down. Why shouldn't OP proudly say she's attending beauty school? If she's doing what makes her happy, who cares? And ps. A degree of any kind can make a lot of money

Your parents were born in a different country? Different than whose? Who the hell cares where they were born? If they truly only value you if you choose a "worthy" occupation, then they don't deserve the overwhelming respect and deference you've given them. Respect for people should be earned, and it should be based not on what you do for a living, but on what you do (ie how you act).

There's a difference between what should be and what is. Parents should love and take pride in their child's accomplishments regardless of what profession they decide to pursue. But unfortunately many cultures look down on service jobs and prefer or even mandate that their child become lawyers or doctors or engineers. That doesn't mean the parent deserves any less respect than someone who was raised differently. It just means you need to decide how much your parents' approval means to you.

My mom used to tell me that not everyone is destined to be a scholar. My older brother is a mechanic and he does what he loves and he's very good at what he does. My stepdad has two degrees and works as an IT specialist and also loves what he does and is very good at it. If you have a passion, whether it's cars, or computers, or law, or medicine, why wouldn't you seek it. It's awesome if OP is doing what she enjoys. If everyone became a doctor or lawyer, then who would cut our hair? The world would be a mess if people weren't willing to do service jobs. There's zero shame in it.

Why do you want to live by your parents rules? Are you not your own person? You are not a robot don't let your parents run your life because they screwed up theirs. Do what YOU want to do, and not what your stupid parents want.

Dude, being proud depends on someones personal preferences and accomplishments, not the social rank said action supposedly has.

Not everybody is capable of becoming a doctor, and we don't need that many doctors even if they did. We all have our limitations - some people have higher intelligence than others, some are taller than average, some connect easier with people etc. You can't will yourself to be more intelligent, just as you can't will yourself to be taller. You can however avoid to be ignorant, and you can apply yourself and work hard - those are choices. She's making these choices and learning something. She won't become a doctor, but she'll find a job she'll enjoy and make a living. Maybe one day she'll open her own business.

I used to date a hair colorist that worked three days a week and still made twice what I did as a software engineer. She had a half mil in the bank from running her own high end salon and being smart with her money. Hair can be very lucrative.

Finally, someone with some common sense.

Sounds like my dad :/

Aww :(