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Let me preface this by saying that I absolutely love my parents...
I'm starting med school this fall and they are over the moon proud of me. I'm happy that I have made them so happy. But their "proudness" is starting to get out of hand. Every time I am introduced to someone, the first thing out their mouths is "he's going to medical school." When we get together with friends or family, the fact that I am going to medical school is brought up early and often. What really bothers me is that when we are together with my four other siblings, the conversation is absolutely dominated by my going to medical school, even if we're together to celebrate someone else's accomplishments. Even better is when they refer to me as Doctor, even in jest.
I'm not sure how to go about dealing with these situations. For now, I just try to act humble, answer the typical questions everyone asks when they learn I'm going to medical school (so...what are you going to specialize in?), and change the subject as quickly as possible. As far as my siblings go, I just try even harder now to strengthen my relationships with them and act "normal," i.e. not talk about medical stuff and focus more on them. What I really fear is becoming resented by my siblings. Right or wrong, I'd be hard pressed to blame them if they did given the current course of things. I'm sure I'm hardly the only person to experience this, so I was wondering how others have dealt with the proud parent(s).
I'm starting med school this fall and they are over the moon proud of me. I'm happy that I have made them so happy. But their "proudness" is starting to get out of hand. Every time I am introduced to someone, the first thing out their mouths is "he's going to medical school." When we get together with friends or family, the fact that I am going to medical school is brought up early and often. What really bothers me is that when we are together with my four other siblings, the conversation is absolutely dominated by my going to medical school, even if we're together to celebrate someone else's accomplishments. Even better is when they refer to me as Doctor, even in jest.
I'm not sure how to go about dealing with these situations. For now, I just try to act humble, answer the typical questions everyone asks when they learn I'm going to medical school (so...what are you going to specialize in?), and change the subject as quickly as possible. As far as my siblings go, I just try even harder now to strengthen my relationships with them and act "normal," i.e. not talk about medical stuff and focus more on them. What I really fear is becoming resented by my siblings. Right or wrong, I'd be hard pressed to blame them if they did given the current course of things. I'm sure I'm hardly the only person to experience this, so I was wondering how others have dealt with the proud parent(s).