Dearest RM,
I do not have any advise to offer as far as breaking the news to your parents about leaving school but ask yourself this: Are you really here, in this beautiful galaxy of ours, where us humans are a miracle, nearly an impossibility; Just to do something that makes you miserable? Life is a gift!
Look within yourself, the answers are there. I know that doesn’t sound comforting but it should! You already have all the answers!
I can totally relate though!
I went to school on scholarship only to realize that school was SOOO not for me. So what happened? Because I didn’t finish I had to pay back the money I had used, which was like $20,000. And my father is only supportive in the same way your parents are. But I was so miserable and so fed up that I just jumped. I quit. I thought my father would be so pissed since he was the one who would have to pay for it (he tends to have a nasty temper) but it ended up being all good!
I’m sure your parents don’t want you to be miserable so I say just jump. What’s the worst that will happen? My dad was sore at me for a bit but you know what? I was much happier in the end.
I wouldn’t normally tell someone to just quit what they’re doing but I feel that everyone should follow their bliss. This is the best thing you can do for yourself and for the rest of the world. Maybe you don’t know what you want to do but you DO know what you DON’T want to do.
What Matt is saying is very good too, good reminder and good questions to ask yourself. I’m sure there is a lot you can do with a PhD. And if you ever want to live and work in a foreign country it won’t be hard for you with a PhD.
Love and light
Crissy