{"id":12402,"date":"2026-10-26T07:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T07:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=12402"},"modified":"2026-10-26T07:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T07:07:03","slug":"mom-shares-controversial-take-on-why-she-limited-her-kids-college-major-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=12402","title":{"rendered":"Mom shares controversial take on why she limited her kids\u2019 college major choices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cThey only have a choice out of 4 majors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing a college major is a big deal for students and parents alike because one\u2019s college major sets the groundwork for their future career and income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One mom decided that, in order to set her kids up for future financial success, she would limit her kids\u2019 college major choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mom and therapist Ruth Han, LPC, took to Instagram to share how she helped guide her children on choosing their college majors\u2014and her methods seem pretty controversial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her kids can choose from four majors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Han began the video by saying people are going to \u201close their minds\u201d when she tells them why she is implementing limits for her kids\u2019 college majors. She added that her husband thought she was crazy and thought their kids would rebel when she delivered the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCollege is not a time to explore your passions. I do not have the money or the time for that,\u201d she said. \u201cAbsolutely take advantage of all the extracurriculars and the opportunities that a college campus offers. But college, to me, is a white collar trade school, so you have to graduate with an in-demand skill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four majors are: Nursing, Accounting, Engineering, and Computer Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her biggest reason for limiting college major choices is tuition itself, which she adds can cost up to $400,000. Han explains her homeschooled kids earned full merit scholarships as well. However, she argues that young adults will have a harder time launching if they don\u2019t earn enough money to financially support themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey can at that time figure out what they want to do and what their passions are. So it was best for me to do something to make sure that my kids were going to enter young adulthood with a highly-marketable, in-demand skill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Han explained that she told her kids that they would have her full financial support for four years, but \u201cafter that i have to focus on my retirement because I do not expect you to support me in my old age. As a mother, it\u2019s my duty to make sure that you can provide for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means doing whatever her kids want to do. \u201cYou want to go play guitar on the boardwalk for money? Go for it. You wanna be a professional gamer, an actress, a dancer, a musician, a pro athlete\u2014go for it. I want them to do whatever they want once they have the actual ability to make that choice as an adult because then you also have to have the ability to handle all of the ups and downs of such choices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her final takeaway: \u201cAs parents, we have to make sure that they start out in life without any student loans,\u201d Han said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"college,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What parents are saying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Han received many comments on her video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some were supportive:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy daughter had 1 choice\u2026 tech, and I won\u2019t say she agreed. But after becoming a SE and making 110K straight out of college, she was very happy she listened.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCertified HR professional with 18 years of experience and having worked for Fortune 500s, tech, and hedge funds (as HR) I can tell you she\u2019s saving them so much time wasted. So many professionals don\u2019t end up in the fields they studied delaying their peak salary. Every single one of those degrees have high salaries averages and are respectable degrees. I\u2019ve never seen a high paying job (200k+) asking for liberal arts preferred\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is what my parents pretty much did lol I wanted to go to acting school my dad said get a degree first and I got an engineering degree. I\u2019m actually happy he did that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love the concept of launching young adults VS raising children. I\u2019m on board.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, others were critical:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"college,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving worked in higher education, practically my entire career, I can say from professional experience that this sounds like good advice but it\u2019s not that cut and dry. Great, you limited the education and career options for your child because of its earning potential. Congratulations, now your child is crying in my office their entire senior year because their unhappy, not really good at what they\u2019ve studied because they were never invested, and now they\u2019re on their way to being unemployed or underemployed because they never really mastered the skill set. They just sat in class to make you happy. A paid dancer makes more than an unemployed engineer everyday of the week. And trust me\u2026 there are a bunch of unemployed engineers, doctors, and lawyers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI totally understand your reasoning but also maybe they shouldn\u2019t go to college if they don\u2019t like those majors. I have a long list of people who decided the majors they graduated in weren\u2019t for them. They decided they were happier being carpenters, bartenders, teachers, opened restaurants, etc. Those big paychecks and so called secure jobs killed their soul.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI got a BFA in acting. Went on to become a professional theatre creator for years, and then received a scholarship to get my masters degree at Columbia where I now have the opportunity to work on Broadway. Thank GOD my mother didn\u2019t do this, and she accepted and supported my talent and drive for what it was! I\u2019m so glad my parents saw me for who I was, even if it wasn\u2019t the most statistically probable path towards financial stability (yes, we both have student loans to pay for this). And perhaps this might come as surprising, but an advanced tertiary education is about learning, not just financial gain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would have dropped out of school in 2 days if I had been in accounting\/nursing\/engineering. I also would have wasted YEARS not developing the skills I was passionate about and been behind. I am SO thankful I had parents who supported \u2018out of the box\u2019 ways of life and thought my art degree was a great idea. The overall liberal arts education was mind-opening! I started my own company and now make more each year than any accountant or nurse I know, plus I work from home on my own schedule and have tons of time with my family. Doing what I LOVE. I also paid for all my own schooling by choosing affordable schools and finding creative ways to pay for them. My parents supported creative ways to make money but never handed me cash. It\u2019s my education, not theirs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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