Anyone else have a closer relationship with a mentor than their parents?

[Regine Hunter]

I got an uncle (no relation; just every older african male is my uncle in west african culture), that calls me every week to check on how i'm doing at school, to check if i need some cash and helps me decide what i should do in terms of career paths and graduate schools. and ACTUALLY puts my aspirations into consideration and my decisions in high regard (ex. he supports the fact that I would like to go to an international school, do some field research, do something in foreign affairs, etc.). Contrasting to my parents, that want me to do nothing but obey what they want me to do, come home, go to a crappy university in Toronto and do something in teaching or nursing, and wait until someone offers me marriage or something, and it really causes a lot of strife and lack of communication, since we usually don't see eye to eye in what they want from me, or how they want me to act.

Anyone else in this situation, or has ever been in this situation?

 

[Silkk]

I did with my Grandmother

 

[MikelArteta]

go to a crappy university in Toronto

:kony:

Overall Rankings[edit]
Rank University
1 Queen's University
2 University of Victoria
3 Bishop's University
4 McGill University
5 Acadia University
6 University of British Columbia
7 University of Windsor
8 Université de Montréal
9 Ryerson University
10 Wilfrid Laurier University
11 University of Western Ontario
12 University of Toronto
13 McMaster University
14 University of Saskatchewan
15 University of Alberta
16 University of Calgary
17 University of Regina
18 Concordia University
19 University of Waterloo
20 University of Ottawa
21 Mount Allison University
22 University of Guelph
23 Simon Fraser University
24 Dalhousie University
25 Carleton University
26 York University
27 University of Manitoba

 

[Regine Hunter]

:kony:

Overall Rankings[edit]
Rank University
1 Queen's University
2 University of Victoria
3 Bishop's University
4 McGill University
5 Acadia University
6 University of British Columbia
7 University of Windsor
8 Université de Montréal
9 Ryerson University
10 Wilfrid Laurier University
11 University of Western Ontario
12 University of Toronto
13 McMaster University
14 University of Saskatchewan
15 University of Alberta
16 University of Calgary
17 University of Regina
18 Concordia University
19 University of Waterloo
20 University of Ottawa
21 Mount Allison University
22 University of Guelph
23 Simon Fraser University
24 Dalhousie University
25 Carleton University
26 York University
27 University of Manitoba

go away.





fine, York isn't crappy, I just don't want to go home

 

[Black]

I'm a real nikka.

 

[Supa cat]

Nah but it's not uncommon to have someone else support you more than your parents, do you as long as he has your back you're good. Also salute to your career choice

 

[Mowgli]

I got an uncle (no relation; just every older african male is my uncle in west african culture), that calls me every week to check on how i'm doing at school, to check if i need some cash and helps me decide what i should do in terms of career paths and graduate schools. and ACTUALLY puts my aspirations into consideration and my decisions in high regard (ex. he supports the fact that I would like to go to an international school, do some field research, do something in foreign affairs, etc.). Contrasting to my parents, that want me to do nothing but obey what they want me to do, come home, go to a crappy university in Toronto and do something in teaching or nursing, and wait until someone offers me marriage or something, and it really causes a lot of strife and lack of communication, since we usually don't see eye to eye in what they want from me, or how they want me to act.

Anyone else in this situation, or has ever been in this situation?

 

[hoodheronova]

You got both your parents in your life and your fukin complaining. Unbelievable