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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For your children's sake, drop the criticism and be supportive. Sure, maybe she's unemployed because she majored in sociology, but she also might be unemployed because a lot of recent grads are unemployed -- it's a terrible job market for them. Here is a recent study showing that: https://www.cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Unemployment_Final_update1.pdf

It shows for instance that yes recent humanities grads have a 9.4% unemployment rate, but even computer and math majors have an 8.2% unemployment rate. It sucks for everyone right now. And the lowest unemployment rate among recent grads isn't engineering or accounting or whatever -- it's teaching.[/quote]

+1. Land your bitch helicopter. If you were my mom I'd hate you.[/quote]

+2. This is a recipe for a child who cuts contact. Your disdain is not as hidden as you might think, and adult offspring don't have to put up with it. I certainly didn't.

To answer the title question, however, I didn't/wouldn't. When my kids are in college they can major in anything they want at any school they get admitted to and choose to attend, BUT we make it abundantly clear that we only have a certain amount to cover each child's higher education and once that money is out they're expected to figure out how to make it from there. So it only benefits them to consider job prospects when selecting a major and to make sure they have a plan for major/activities/internships/jobs that will get them a strong resume by graduation. We'll help them research, talk through their plan, offer input, etc. if they ask, but they're adults by the time they're in college and we treat them like it.[/quote]

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