What did you disappoint your parents about?

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1. I turned out straight. They were sure that I was gay.

2. You sweet summer child. My parental units disappointed me.

3. Not being religious. My wife and I don’t go to church, didn’t get married in one, haven’t raise our children to be, etc. My entire extended family is extraordinarily religious, so I’m viewed as a black sheep of the family.

4. Not spending time with them or my siblings

5. I never got married

6. Applied for both Engineering and Medical school. Got accepted for both but chose Engineering, Dad was deeply disappointed.

7. Most of the choices that I’ve made through out my life.

8. I chose to study engineering at a different city than where they lived.

9. Yeah salt the wound

10. Not being in a long-term relationship

11. Not interested in our religion. They just can’t stop thinking about it.

12. As an Asian, everything….

13. I started smoking to aid with my stress from them and work

14. They never said as much, but I’m pretty sure the answer has to be that I was holistically disappointing to them. Didn’t really have anything going for me.

15. Not being religious. I stopped going to church almost as soon as I moved out.

    The most *specific* thing that really bothered my mother was that I didn’t get married in a religious ceremony and I didn’t baptize my child.

16. My progressive mother hates my political views.

    But in case of my dad? I can’t name a single thing. This man loves me unconditionally.

17. Not being religious, going to college, becoming more left leaning politically, not finishing college, nit joining the military, not keeping am immaculate house, and probably some other things I can’t think of right now.

18. Probably not going to a university. My brother went to one and my sister just started at one. Meanwhile I’m going to a community college. This year is my 4th and final year since I’ve been going part time and working part time.

19. Not having a stable career and solid income, yet.

20. I dropped out of college to pursue a career in construction.

21. My decision to not have kids/ get a vasectomy.

    When I told them it was happening, they assumed it was something I was considering and tried to talk me out of it.

    I had to clarify that the appointment was in a few days and that this wasn’t just a consideration, but an actual choice I had made.

    I wasn’t calling to get their input, I was calling to let them know what was about to happen.

22. Literally every woman I’ve ever dated, except for 1.

23. Disowning family members. Why would I put up with some bs from blood when I wouldn’t put up with it from a friend. Cut toxic people out of your life to liberate yourself.

24. By failing year 1 uni. My dad never found out but my mom did

25. Not wanting kids. They badly want grandkids from but hopefully they’ll never find out about my vasectomy.

26. From my inability to be good in bed to a crappy low emotional attitude.

27. More like in what ways did I not disappoint them.

28. Quitting the last job I had that I was “doing great” at. My boss didn’t care about my health at all and I didn’t want to work for someone who would’ve told me to walk it off and keep working if I broke my leg on the job.

29. Everything. I have Asian parents.