It's very interesting to me how different cultures parent. Here in America, many adult children are estranged from their parents if they try to make too many decisions about our lives. It's hard for us to imagine Indian parents who even have a say in who the adult children marry They may even arrange the marriage. An Indian's relationship with their parents is sooooo much different than an American's. But it does seem that across all the cultures, parents want to guide the children to be how they want them to be or to follow society's expectations. It's a problem if the adult child wants to do their own thing. Very few parents truly respect the sovereignty of their offspring. But it is really important for people to stand their ground. It's really great if we can do it in a loving way instead of getting really angry and cutting off the relationship entirely. I don't know if that's a big thing where you're from, but here in America so many families are estranged. I'm going to check out your account now.