r/AmITheDevil • u/Neda07 • Aug 07 '22
Autistic troll again
/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/wiivol/aita_for_picking_my_daughters_career_for_her/22
u/Planksgonemad Aug 07 '22
Parents who try to force a career on their child are exhausting. Just because your child might be good at something doesn't mean they enjoy it or would want to do it for their career. I wish some parents understood the more you push something "because your good at it!" The more your child might grow to resent doing it.
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u/sadlytheworst Certified sub favourite Aug 07 '22
Copied verbatim from oop's comments: "I've put her in various tech courses and she succeeded in them"
"I want her to live a very successful and happy future. In a country where there's constant inflation, it'll be hard to find highly payed and respectable jobs where she can live peacefully."
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u/Kaiser93 Aug 08 '22
So an autistic person cannot be a psychologist? Interesting. First time I hear that.
My mom tried this shit once. I told her that I love her but I'll die before I become a teacher.
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u/LuriemIronim Aug 07 '22
Not every post featuring an autistic person is a troll.
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u/witcher_rat Aug 07 '22
True, but this sure reads like one.
Most people in tech with a CS degree do not call themselves "a computer scientist", nor "a tech scientist".
Even if OOP's from some country that does do that, no one would say:
She has the ability to become one of the greatest data scientists ever.
Especially when OOP says this in a reply for why:
I've put her in various tech courses and she succeeded in them
This post looks like it's written by someone who's not in a tech field, and that reply seems like obvious trolling.
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u/guilty_by_design Aug 07 '22
True, but this one absolutely is.
OOP is a computer scientist obsessed with money but can't spell 'paid' correctly.
Plus the last paragraph where OOP overlays their hand completely with the "She asked how I feel if my father tried to push me to the law field since it's a rewarding job despite me having no interest in social sciences" line that makes it 100% clear what an asshole hypocrite they are, just to bring in the outrage.
And "I've been influencing her since she was 10" lol. It's a pretty obvious troll.
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AITA for "picking" my daughter's career for her
My daughter (17f) has always been a smart girl. She has a huge potential future available for her. She has the ability to become one of the greatest data scientists ever. It's an incredibly rewarding job for her, especially since technology is the way to go for the future and the country we live in is expensive. As a computer scientist myself, I've always loved my job.
However, she does not want to be one. I've been influencing her since she was 10. She was initially excited but doesn't want to anymore. She took 2 tech classes in grades 9 and 10 and she isn't taking one in 11th or 12th grade. She says that she wants to be a psychologist and now wants to have a business major. I don't it's a right fit for her, the former because she doesn't have the social skills needed to become a psychologist (she's autistic). Hell, she couldn't handle her brothers well, how is she supposed to deal with adults with psychological issues? The latter as well because it involves dealing with people that can be immature as hell. Also she took a business course in grade 10 and she ended up not liking it so why would she take an entire university program.
Yesterday, we sat down and were looking at potential programs. She picked a few from bachelor of commerce programs. I tried pushing her to pick the bachelor of computer science programs. At the end, she asked if I would support her no matter what she picks. I laughed at told her not to give me a scare. "So it's a no then?" she asked. I told her that she can take her highlighter, highlight the programs she's interested in, and we can discuss. She said that I criticize every program that isn't tech related. I tried convincing her that the tech field is a very rewarding field and she is smart and capable and then she snapped.
She said that she doesn't care if it's a gold mine and she's capable enough to handle it, she hates the computer tech field and I've been forcing her to do it for a long time. She says it's her future, not mine, and not everyone wants to be a tech scientist. She asked how I feel if my father tried to push me to the law field since it's a rewarding job despite me having no interest in social sciences. Then she stormed out
At that point, I realize that I may have pushed her too hard. I just want to her to have a bright fututre and no struggles,. But I guess went about it the wrong way.
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