@CeruleanK none of us really knows what we're doing, ever; we all just make it up as we go along, with greater or lesser degrees of skill at looking like we know what's going on. that your parents are going hard on undermining your decision says more about them and their desperation to get you to stay than it does about your decision-making powers. <3
@CeruleanK ah, gotcha. still unfortunate, and you have my empathy. :/