<p>You have my sincere sympathy. Even if the physical abuse stopped seven years ago, emotional abuse is still abuse.</p>
<p>That being said, northstarmom may have the right idea.
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<p>If you can manage to hold your tongue, be respectful, and agree with them more often than not, they may actually begin to listen to you. Can you show them statistics on the income levels of EE majors? It’s a very good field and if you like it you will be happier than whatever they “make” you do. </p>
<p>I wish you luck.</p>