My dad really is pushing me for finance, saying he knows what’s best for me, and that it’ll guarantee I have money later on.
The problem is that I have little interest in it, and at the same time I don’t know what I have an interest in…I’m sixteen.
So I’m doing it anyways, but not properly. I forget to do it (I have a very forgetful nature) and I also can’t focus on it. I go a few weeks without doing any of it, and he gets mad and shouts after, and then the cycle repeats.
In addition, he constantly then condemns my studying routine and it may be the fact I naturally get decent results without revising. I’m trying to work on it, but he gets mad about that too.
What can I do?
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You’re 16, not a hedge fund manager. It’s totally normal to not have it all figured out. If finance isn’t clicking, forcing it won’t help long-term. Try exploring different stuff on your own time, even lowkey hobbies. Your dad means well but yelling won’t spark passion.
If you gonna do something you don’t want is not gonna go well…but the problem is that you allso don’t know what you want ( but still have some time to decide ).
If you don’t start to stand up for yourself now maybe is to late when you and just you, decide what you want
He’s your parent so depending on your relationship you may have to do what he wants you to.
Coming from a person late in their career who worked in finance, building skills in that area will help you no matter what you end up doing.
The best and most fulfilling careers often happen when you work in a different field than you studied in, so don’t stress it too much. There’s a whole world of opportunities out there.
So many fucked up parents ruining their children because they can’t fix themselves. I’m sorry you are going through this, of course when something you don’t like is crammed down your throat, you are going to naturally not want to do it. He could have sparked your interest in it and then let the grow by you taking some classes. You get to decide what you want to do when you get out of the house. Finance is a good career but not if you are not interested.
Hey man
I think you should try to find something that you want to do. Afterward, maybe talk to your parents about how you will do much better in a subject of your interest.
Choosing something that you’re gonna do for the rest of your life as a student or even doing a job in it, but not having any interest isn’t fulfilling. It is your life, and you should be the only one to make the final decision about what you wanna do.
You’re 16, not a finance robot yet. How do you explore your own path?
It’s your life you must do what’s right for yourself. You’re still young things will likely become clearer as you get older.
See it as a good opportunity to learn about money and business those are valuable skills to have.
This is a gift. Talk to your father. Tell him you’ll learn this for him and to have a good foundation of the topic but it’s not what you want to do in life.
If he can’t accept that and respect your wishes. Prove it to him. Convince him to help you find something you actually want to do.