<p>While I might agree that you have no need to tell your mom, I think it’s probably better to reveal you have different interests so you can pursue them. If you really don’t know other than you know you don’t want to go into medicine, then maybe Mum is the answer with mom.</p>
<p>Truth is - I always thought my kid would go to law school or similar. I saw him as a humanities junkie of sorts. But something clicked in him sr year of HS and he will graduate as a molecular bio biochem major with a minor in Middle Eastern history. And yes, the plan now is to continue on to med school. But he also had some internships etc that told he just as much about what he didn’t want to do as much as it informed him of where to head. Life is a journey and it’s YOUR journey. As long as you’re applying yourself and getting the most our of your education, I don’t see how a Mom could be less than proud that she raised a young man who is willing to know themselves. </p>
<p>The very first internship my S was involved in pretty much was an overview of the medical field. And basically the question to answer was… do you want to work this hard for a lot more years? He loved everything about it. For others, the answer was less clear and still more, a resounding no.</p>