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bliumchikOh dear god. I just sat through an excruciating conversation with my mother about my uni preferences. Conclusions:
1. My mother does not want me to go to QUT because
1.a. she does not believe it is a reputable institution that future employers will look kindly upon
1.a.i. despite the recommendations of three of my teachers and it being in the top ten Australian universities
1.b. she does not believe I am capable of surviving outside the nest
1.b.i. this is an opinion shared by my grandmother
1.b.ii. note to self: valid point, work on this
2. My mother does want me to do "something with computers" because
2.a. something about them being the future
2.a.i. my mother's expertise on this topic: nil
2.b. something about opening up vast fields of gainful employment
3. My mother will strongly, nay, vehemently deny points 1 and 2.a.i
3.a. point 1 is however strongly enough implied to justify the deployment of logic to back her into a corner on the topic
4. Not unlike a mongoose the cornered mother is dangerous and will persist in claiming that everyone has grossly misinterpreted her clear, concise and rational discussion
4.a. this is commonly known as "bullshit"
5. My final decision will have to be made completely independently of my mother
5.a. because it's really quite difficult to sift the good advice out of the layers upon layers of
5.a.i. misconceptions
5.a.ii. parent-child projection
5.a.iii. emotional blackmail
5.a.iv. really stubborn misconceptions
5.a.v. defensive posturing
5.b. I don't think that's really sunk in with her
5.b.i. although I've tried to be blunt
6. If my final decision is pointing in a sort of queenslandy direction I can expect
6.a. further argument
6.a.i. identical to this one
6.a.ii. ad infinitum
6.b. little support
6.b.i. financially (we're SITKOMs, it's horrible)
6.b.ii. logistically
6.b.iii. emotionally (until she hits the "acceptance" stage)
In sum: look! A comedienne!
1. My mother does not want me to go to QUT because
1.a. she does not believe it is a reputable institution that future employers will look kindly upon
1.a.i. despite the recommendations of three of my teachers and it being in the top ten Australian universities
1.b. she does not believe I am capable of surviving outside the nest
1.b.i. this is an opinion shared by my grandmother
1.b.ii. note to self: valid point, work on this
2. My mother does want me to do "something with computers" because
2.a. something about them being the future
2.a.i. my mother's expertise on this topic: nil
2.b. something about opening up vast fields of gainful employment
3. My mother will strongly, nay, vehemently deny points 1 and 2.a.i
3.a. point 1 is however strongly enough implied to justify the deployment of logic to back her into a corner on the topic
4. Not unlike a mongoose the cornered mother is dangerous and will persist in claiming that everyone has grossly misinterpreted her clear, concise and rational discussion
4.a. this is commonly known as "bullshit"
5. My final decision will have to be made completely independently of my mother
5.a. because it's really quite difficult to sift the good advice out of the layers upon layers of
5.a.i. misconceptions
5.a.ii. parent-child projection
5.a.iii. emotional blackmail
5.a.iv. really stubborn misconceptions
5.a.v. defensive posturing
5.b. I don't think that's really sunk in with her
5.b.i. although I've tried to be blunt
6. If my final decision is pointing in a sort of queenslandy direction I can expect
6.a. further argument
6.a.i. identical to this one
6.a.ii. ad infinitum
6.b. little support
6.b.i. financially (we're SITKOMs, it's horrible)
6.b.ii. logistically
6.b.iii. emotionally (until she hits the "acceptance" stage)
In sum: look! A comedienne!
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