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My parents hate me twice over; once for wanting to get a law degree, a second time for wanting to go into politics. My very dreams are anathema to them. So yes, I would do it, and I will do it, regardless.

I don't think they hate you, I think they're just freaking disappointed that you're joining a bunch of losers in parliament that they hate. That's all.

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If it breaks their hearts, makes 'em sad, or anything along those lines, no. If it makes 'em angry, depends on what the thing is, and how much I wanna do it.

Parents have a special weapon for such cases to make you feel quilty.

"We're not angry, but we are disappointed in you"

Then the next day they'll come again, and say:

"Okay, we're still disappointed in you, but now we're angry too" 😁

Oh, I know that.
Works every time 🤢

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And then - get the tatoo

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Personally, even though I can understand the appeal of tattos, I'll refrain from getting one till I'm 21+
Then they won't be able to say it was a child's decision 😛

There are times when you will miss what you never had. I wonder how you will find what you so desperately need.

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And then - get the tatoo

🤣
Personally, even though I can understand the appeal of tatoos, I'll refrain from getting one till I'm 21+
Then they won't be able to say it was a child's decision 😛

I also think tattoos can be very beautiful, but they can be damn ugly too. I know a friend who allowed her not-skilled-what-so-ever friend make a tattoo on her left buttock. It's so ugly. 😐

Personally, I don't think I'll ever get a tattoo. They often become unappealing when you grow older. Except for it they're tiny of course.

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And then - get the tatoo

🤣      

Personally, even though I can understand the appeal of tattos, I'll refrain from getting one till I'm 21+
Then they won't be able to say it was a child's decision 😛

I also think tattoos can be very beautiful, but they can be damn ugly too. I know a friend who allowed her not-skilled-what-so-ever friend make a tattoo on her left buttock. It's so ugly. 😐

Personally, I don't think I'll ever get a tattoo. They often become unappealing when you grow older. Except for it they're tiny of course.

I don't know. I'll get one only if I love the tatoo, and the artist is really skilled. Something's gotta compensate for the pain.
If you want to see tatto mishaps, just look at Robin Williams, in Old Dogs.

There are times when you will miss what you never had. I wonder how you will find what you so desperately need.

nope i dont do something that will make them upset because i love them, and i dont want my loved ones to get hurt, not because their gonna scold me or ground me or any other juvenile punishment.. yup.. wont do it because of love, i mean i could only just imagine my dad's face if i went out with that guy.. it would break his heart.. and things will never be the same between the two of us.. anyways the guy turned out to be a grade A arsehole so it wasnt my loss, im so lucky that i have my parents.. 🙂

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GUESS WHO??

If I really wanted to do something, but it would make my parents upset... no, I definitely would not do it. My parents are good people, they're so kind and really care about me, so, if it's something that would make them upset, it must be something that I shouldn't be doing, something that would be bad for me in the end. Besides, I can't picture me ever wanting to do any of the kinds of things that would upset them.

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..I did upset my parents before but it wasn't intentional. I think whatever you do, it's what your parents think that matters. Sometimes, they take it seriously.

When I was 15, I brought shame to my family when I was fooling with my dad's new handphone by sending anonymous text messages to my older married male cousin [there's 9 years age gap between us]. lol, I don't even know why I did that, I didn't mean anything, I thought it was fun bothering him because he used to bully me when I was a kid...no harm done, right? Gosh! I was naive. x)

Eventually, they discovered that the anon text msgs came from my dad's phone! My family immediately realized I was the culprit behind it, I don't think my cousin's wife took it well. My mom was ashamed of what I did. At that time, I didn't know how much trouble I did to their marriage. 😕 My mom was disappointed in me...she wasn't angry though but ashamed

and 11 years later..there's always awkwardness whenever I meet his wife in family functions, they already have kids now but I think the wife is very insecure whenever I'm around his husband. wtf?

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Oh, I'm in this situation all the time. I simply do what I want even if my parents don't like it. It's my life, not theirs. They do get angry, but... well. As long as I'm not doing any harm to anyone, I feel it doesn't matter if they have a problem with what I do. We have too many differences for me to keep them happy.

I mean, my parents are always 'disappointed with me' for something because we disagree in too many areas. I'm agnostic, my mom's catholic. She gets all upset and tries to guilt me into church, but I'm not going to change or pretend for her. My dad thinks I'm a nutcase with no future simply because I don't want a career that he approves of, but I don't care. If they don't accept me, too bad. I'll do what makes me happy, not what pleases them. 🙄

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If I really wanted to do something, I would be able to convince my parents to not be as upset. At the very least, they would begrudgingly accept my decisions.

I am more logical and more persuasive than my parents. Also, my income recently surpassed my father's. That is of monumental psychological significance. It might seem shallow, but it does show that my judgment is generally sound. They understand and respect that.

Aside from the above, they can't stop me. I don't live with them. It's not like I report to them what I do. If your idea of "fun" conflicts with your parents often, then you should move out as soon as possible.

If those "bad consequences" are serious, and can lead to health risks for them (heart attack, when they are older), then of course I would restrain myself.