# How much should I work for a dubious blessing?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 4, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-work-for-a-dubious-blessing/620814 "2012-05-04T00:48:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-work-for-a-dubious-blessing/620814/3 "2012-05-04T02:22:08Z")

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If my parents support me, they can expect me to follow their expectations. I am 38 yo. So I pretend to work in mathematics.

What should I do?

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