Forceful parents
 

What would you do if your parents (especially dad) are forcing you to quit college and start earning along with your dad and join his business when you want to stand on your own feet and start a business of your own? Not me but my brother is being forced to join my dad's firm and learn business with him. I really want to help him but not sure how.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Re: Forceful parents
 

Hey, there, I think it's great you want to help your brother out! Have you tried talking to him, or has he come to you about this yet? I think it's best to sit down with him and come up with a plan. Educate yourselves on how to begin a business, what you will need, how to make it successful. Does he know what he want his business to be?

After you both have prepared and educated yourselves, then you should talk to your father. It is your brother's decision what he wants to do with his life, not your father's decision. Best of luck! :)

Re: Forceful parents
 

You should sit down and talk with your brother about what kind of business he would like to pursue, after you have got everything that you need, try talking to your father and just explaining that your brother would like to have his own buisness. Hope it goes well for the both of you :)

Re: Forceful parents
 

It was he who came upto me to talk about it. He has 2 more years to complete his studies and as of now, our father is not quite approachable. So talking to him right now is ruled out :(

Re: Forceful parents
 

:( If you need to talk I am only a PM away.
How come your dad isn't approachable if you don't mind me asking?

Re: Forceful parents
 

He is very adamant about getting his way.. Especially if it's something related to my brother. I don't know why. I really wanna help him. He's lost all hope. And his university is quite near our house so he stays at home usually. He doesn't have any get away. He really wants to finish his studies. He's being restrained from going out much too because my dad takes him to his office. We really can't talk to our dad about this. That's what I meant by unapproachable.

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Are you able to talk to someone else about this, another family member that could talk to him about what your brother wants?

Re: Forceful parents
 

We tried to talk to our dad's brother but he wasn't willing to help.