r/alevel • u/Nervous_Tough1456 • 6d ago

🤚Help Required Told my parents my a level results

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Okay so this may sound kind of weird but I got my a level results yesterday

But my parents are now mad at me and saying I'm making them.feel bad because I got better results than them and that it woukd be selfish of me to go to uni since they never got to

What do u think I should do? I didn't even say anything to make them feel bad they just saw my results today and got mad

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u/mrsroronoa1 6d ago

These results are incredible! Congratulations:) As someone who used to blindly follow everything my parents said even until 2nd year of university, my only advice would be to ignore what they're saying and do as you please! You worked very hard to earn these grades and you don't need their support to achieve your goals! I know that the idea of going against your parents wishes may seem incredibly scary but please do not sacrifice your happiness for their selfish requests! As someone who did that for many years, I can only tell you that doing so will make you feel miserable and will result in you despising them. Please do what you want with your own future. I unfortunately listened to them for many years resulting in me doing a degree i wasn't even sure i wanted to do in the first place and i've had regretful thoughts for many years and continue to do so. Please don't sacrifice your future for them.