I know that feeling very well. I was so afraid that I wouldn’t amount to anything when I told my dad I didn’t want to be a medical doctor or lawyer. However, at the same time I was annoyed that my parents didn’t ask me what I wanted to do and assumed I wanted a career like those. Like Viorst stated “..children know exactly which role the parental unconscious assigns to them.” My parents has high expectations for me and I wanted to challenge those expectations. I remember all the frustrating conversations I had with my father trying to tell him why I didn’t want to be a medical doctor. Then I had to get accept that I may not meet their expectations and choose my own academic career path. I always had the power to choose what I wanted to do, but it was not until I got older that I actually chose. My parent realize they did not have much control and allowed me to do want i