dominant paradigms

Ben: "I can already forsee the future. You're gonna turn 40, have a midlife crisis, then tell me, 'I've always had the dream to be a public health advocate/biologist!' Then you're going to insist on going back to grad school with the young ones so that you can 'make something' of your life, hoping to validate yourself to your parents and peers who thought you couldn't do both."

I kinda agree.