Col1 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) I chose to enter the work field after high school, go through training/certification/licensing while on the job, and maintain steady employment I absolutely love. I've done my current job for the last 18 years, make enough to support myself, have a couple years worth of emergency savings & a solid 401k retirement account, and have zero debt. I come from a family who all not only graduated college, but they all got graduate degrees. I have no desire for college, and I have told my parents many times. We have arguments and then I get the silent-treatment about it. I take my stand. They can't do anything about it since I live completely independently. So, they get mad and ignore me for a few months. Eventually one of them calls up and acts like nothing ever happened. I let it go. Then a few years later the subject comes up again. I say I'm not interested, then they get mad. We don't talk for a few months. It's cyclical and annoying. Three years have gone by since the last time one of them brought college up. Well, this evening, I just got an e-mail from them mentioning that college entrance exam deadlines are coming up, and they need to know if I'm registering so they will know if they should hold onto liquid funds (presumably to pay for my tuition). If I reply "not interested," the next thing that will follow is a phone call about it. I'll get baited into an argument. Explaining over and over is too draining, and I don't want to do it anymore. What suggestions do you have to resolve this repetitive issue? Should I just ignore the e-mail and any follow-up calls? Edited October 19, 2013 by Col1 Link to post Share on other sites
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