Since highschool till around my junior year in college I told myself that I wanted to go into nursing. This idea started way back then and my Filipino parents were all for the idea. I had to take a different route my junior yr of college and decided to get a BS in Public Health as a stepping stone then go into nursing school after I graduated. After changing majors I realized that I do have a passion for helping people, but not in the way I imagined for so long. My parents always ask me what my future plans are after school and when I plan to apply to nursing school and it’s been so hard kinda avoiding the topic. I’m nervous that they’d be upset with me because they did help pay for my school, with the knowledge that I eventually plan to go to nursing. Today my dad asked about it again and I actually had the courage to bring up that nursing is not for me anymore. While I was expecting a “we’ll see” or “don’t give up, you can still do it” or something trying to convince me to change my mind, they told me that it was ok and that I should do something that I would actually love to do. I wanted to cry at that moment because I feel like a ton of brick have been lifted off of my shoulders. I’m starting off today great, I hope y’all have one just as good :’)