How do I get my dad to fuck off sometimes?

One of the few times I've flat out defied him was doing a study abroad program to china. It was around a time when things were tumultuous with N Korea, and he watches a lot of Fox News, so he just wasn't having it. Too dangerous, they're communists, if something were to happen, the air quality is horrible, etc., but I did end up going, loved it, and have ended up visiting like 3 more times since then.

Even in everyday conversations about politics or my schooling or miscellaneous topics, he just dominates a conversation and won't really concede that his point is not correct. He basically tells me that if I wanna goto grad school I need to do it as soon as I finish my undergrad, and I don't really wanna do that. My brothers and I have all had small business ideas we've pitched to him and he's seldom had any positive things to say about them, just kind of pokes holes in the idea, or rejects something if he doesn't know enough about it.

I feel like as a father he should be more supportive of what I want to do, and offer support and advice based on my plans, but instead he offers his own ideas of what my plans should be, but he often delivers them with sound logic. It's frustrating.

At this point desu I'm not even sure what I'm asking, just hoping someone may have had a similar experience and knows how to get my dad to kind of accept that I can make my own decisions based on what I want.

>>18215160
>he also has a tendency to reject taking into account things he's not familiar with.
Well, that's how most humans are.

>would it have been better for him to encourage me to go study film and try it out?
Ideally yes. Practically, no if he was to pay for it, and more important, if you don't care enough about it to take suggestions from others in consideration. Artsy shit is a do or die thing. If you're unsure, it's not your cup of tea.

>I really want to try to do.
Then do it? The point of advice is to offer you another perspective, not direct your actions.

>he's a pretty smart guy
>he watches a lot of Fox News
Err....

> the air quality is horrible
Well, it's true if we talk about cities.

>won't really concede that his point is not correct
Comes with the attitude that makes him take Fox News seriously.

>he's seldom had any positive things to say about them, just kind of pokes holes in the idea
Which is good advice. Running a business isn't easy and you can always overlook a ridiculously small detail that decides about success of it. If you notice that he doesn't know shit about the thing he's talking about, simply don't take advice regarding to THAT.

>I feel like as a father he should be more supportive of what I want to do
Ideally. In reality, it's unlikely that you can do something about the way he thinks now, nor should. Keep that things in mind with your own kids. For now, just take the useful bits of his advice and ignore the silly ones. It doesn't really matter whether he accepts your decisions or not. As long they are sound, you're good.

>someone may have had a similar experience
Well, unlike your dad, most of my family doesn't really know what they talk about, so most of their advice comes from hearsay. So you're better off than some.

Is finance really that great of a degree? I mean, what do you plan on being, a stock broker?

>>18215226
Well compared to film it's much better. In terms of being able to get a job, I would imagine Finance is one of the better degrees to have, since nearly any company in any industry has a need. Is it a "great" degree? I don't know what you would consider to be great.

>>18215160
Sounds like he keeps in helping you stay grounded in reality instead of following your pipedreams.