Confusion

Grow up, go to college, get an internship, get a job, get married, raise a family.......being raised with the mentality that this is how your life should go can confuse someone. What if its not meant for someone to do one of these things. Parents usually have a heavy influence on how their children choose a path, but not in all cases. Parents can brainwash you into doing what they want you to do for their own selfish wants. But then wanting to make your parents proud can make you do things that you really dont want to do. So what do we do? Go with what you know will make your parents proud, or do what you really want to do and in the back of your mind know that it will upset them. If they really love you they will be happy with what ever makes you happy right...isn't that how it should be?