Not exactly what I expected.

So you would think that announcing your acceptance into law school would be greated with excitment, offers of congratulations, and a general sense of positivity. On the whole, that's the experience that I've gotten with a few exceptions.

I received the following responses:

"Why? Don't you want to work and start earning some money?"
"Oh Adeline, why would you do that? It's so much work. You should just become a teacher. Or you could find a job earning 30-40K a year, it's enough."
"Ottawa, that's really far away. Will you be able to make it out on your own?"

Hey, I'm nervous/anxious/scared enough about moving to a new city and embarking on a three-year course that will see me having to memorize volumes of cases, etc. And it's not like Ottawa is all that far from Toronto. It's about a 5 hour drive. They still have technological devices (i.e. the Internet and the phone!). I'm not the first person in my extended family to be going away for school, so it's not like moving away from home has never been done before! Ugh! People, you just can't win. There are 3 professions that are widely accepted by Chinese parents - doctor, accountant and oh yes...lawyer! See? It's there people! Where's your spirit?!