<p>I am hoping for some advice. I want to be a criminal justice major and my family (mostly mom) are extremely unsupportive. Every time I mention college research she says I need a major and once I tell her the conversation is over! What can I do? Should I just ignore it or try to convince her? What is so wrong about criminal justice?</p>
<p>I’m guessing you mean unsupportive.</p>
<p>What does she want you to do? Consider WHY you want to go into criminal justice. See why she doesn’t want you to go into it. Try and understand her logic.</p>
<p>But if there is no logic, then screw it; ignore her.</p>
<p>I think you should just ignore it. If the conversation is over, it’s over and you can’t really change that. Do your own research. You’re going to college presumably sometime in the next 3 years and you can leave her unsupportive nature about criminal justice behind.</p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with criminal justice, it’s cool 
My brother was in the same position, he’s majoring Sociology, and my parents hated. He ignored them and did what he loved to do. I would talk to her and explain that this is something that is interesting to you and how you’re passionate about it. If talking to her doesn’t work, ignore her.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why. My family doesn’t think I could do it. I hate the idea on going on like this for 2 more years! The only ones who think I can are my friends because they see me differently. Did anyone else have this problem with their parents?</p>
<p>I’m planning on majoring in Philosophy and my parents hate it. I told them that I’m planning on going to law school afterwards and I showed them the LSAT statistics and everything and they gave in. They still hate it but they aren’t going to stop me. Show them how criminal justice will help you in your career and how it is a good choice for you and hopefully they will eventually understand.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I want to go into crime investigation and she hates that too. She should be happy I am going to college! She never did.</p>
<p>Then all I can say is push this thing hard. You have two years (plus at least another year of college before you have to officially declare your major) and eventually she should break down.</p>
<p>Try to shadow/intern someone in the field to prove to your parents that you at least know what you’re getting into. Don’t end the conversation when it comes up, ask her exactly why she doesn’t want you to follow your dreams? Is it because of the pay, what the job demands, or some other reason? I think you need to talk it out together to understand exactly why you’re for criminal justice and she’s not.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! It’ll be a lot easier now that I have an idea of what to say. And Penguinone no I am not Asian. :D</p>