<p>"Why would <em>I</em> choose my son's major?!?" There's no "let" about it!</p>
<p>I don't feel defensive when people speak to me about it, although I think it's rude. I do feel defensive when I see adults lecturing my kid after asking him. Much to my chagrin but to his advantadge, my son is very good at looking like he's interested in what someone is saying while comletely blocking them out in his head!</p>
<p>I respond to the questions with a <em>I don't particularly care what you think</em>. The kid is attending college and will graduate with a degree in something she is passionate about.</p>
<p>Not only am I getting the raised eyebrows (History/Spanish double major), but it appears that her classmates are hounding her. Every few weeks, she calls fretting aobut a future career, and I have to ask her, "are you listening to people again?". lol</p>
<p>Let's do 1 year at a time and get the degree. I am not asking my child to make the end-all be-all life decision at age 19.</p>
<p>I don't consider people who ask such questions about my kids either rude or nosy. I think that they are just interested in my kids. When/if they ask, "What are they going to do with a degree in that?", I just roll my eyes and say, "Heaven knows." We laugh and life moves on.</p>
<p>"I'm quite sure Miss Manners would agree with Hanna."</p>
<p>Ha! Funny you should say that; Miss Manners's Guide to Life really is my guide to life.</p>
<p>I agree with ellemenope. I usually crack a joke or too for laugh and then move on.</p>
<p>"Well, you know, my son is so amazingly brilliant, that he will be able to do anything he wants to do in the world with any degree he earns." :D</p>