"Oh, it's just a phase".

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Has a parent or relative ever said this about you and something you were doing at the time? When I became a vegetarian for the first time (when I was 12), both of my parents would tell their friends and co-workers about it, and made sure to exclaim that it was indeed a PHASE (or a fad that was going on at the time), and that I would certainly grow out of it. Six and a half years later, I'm still meat-free, and finally, my parents are beginning to realize that, no, it was NOT (and is not) a phase. Have your parents ever brushed off any of your serious decisions as being "phases" that you'll "grow out of"?