It’s ok to stop following parents’ plans

It’s ok to stop following parents’ plans
It’s ok to stop following parents’ plans

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have always done whatever my parents told me to do. I took the career path they recommended. I chose to live in the neighborhood my father thought was right for me. It’s not that their ideas were bad, but now I’m 30 years old, and I feel like I’m living the life they wanted for me instead of the life I want for myself. Honestly, I don’t really even know what I want for me. I have…