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Quit being a doctor - How do I tell my parents??

When you plan to quit, you have to deal with people, either they are your loved ones (eg: parents, spouse, family members, friend, etc) or the people around you (your colleague, neighbours, bosses, etc).  Of course, the most challenging situation is telling your parents about your intention. I will not tell you how, because I am not an expert myself. I will jut share my personal experience about this and some tips. Parents. I think it is always challenging to tell our parents about any big decision. This will be one of them. Doctor is always a profession that people look up to and dream to be.  I bet any parents would be so proud to have at least one of their children as a doctor.  To break the news of quitting being a doctor is like breaking their heart I would say. Yes, initially it was hard for me. As I have shared before, after I have permission to take one week break, it took me three days to tell my parents about my intention. At first they keep asking me why was I on br