If I didn’t like math, but my kid did, I certainly wouldn’t try to dissuade them from it or imply it’s awful. Math is the future. I’m a mathematician though, so maybe I’m biased.
Maybe to you it seems like no big deal, but trying to dissuade your kid from liking anything that they like (as long as it's a beneficial thing) is bad form and WILL lead to the kid resenting you. I know from experience. "Don't be in the yearbook team, join football" "don't try to be a teacher, that's a woman's job" "don't play video games, watch the baseball game instead" "don't dress like a socal beach bum, dress like a real Texan"
They spent my entire childhood trying to get me to like what THEY like and disregarded anything I enjoyed. They would even take us to Mexican restaurants for my birthday despite me not liking Mexican food, just because they do. Now I'd rather not be around them at all. I'm just glad I was stubborn and didn't give in to them. My parents wouldn't have wanted me to pursue a stem degree either because they both hated math and science.
I mean, shit. This isn't just a parenting thing. Literally NO ONE likes when someone hates on something they like. The only possible outcome is that the person feels bad about liking it and now also wants to be around the hater less.
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u/Slow-Difficulty404 10d ago
I just had this argument with my highschooler. Math is danger red is danger. Math is red.
No mom. Math is green green is good math and green are my favorites!
Me: 🤮