Sorry my career choice isn't good enough for you, I am not going to change it because I'm "wasting my potential" in your eyes, can you not accept this is what I want to do? This is what I'm passionate about, it's my life. Not yours.
and curious what career you are choosing? You don’t have to say if you don’t want to.
Wish I'd had the sense to say this to my mom, all those years ago! Well said! It's your life, live it for you and nobody else. If somebody chooses to be unhappy about it, that's their choice.

