have high-standards for their children (at least the good parents do) and many of them had visioned a plan for us when we were younger--whether it being a doctor, or running the family business, marrying a guy within the same religion, etc. The moment we go away from the path they have dreamt up for us, some parents can absolutely lose it. While they are entitled to have a say in what goes on in our life, they definitely shouldn't threaten to disown you if you don't follow it. There are exceptions of course like, stealing from the family, abusing members, or addiction. However, within reason, you are your own adult who will make decisions about your life based on what you think you want best for yourself. Sometimes these decisions will be mistakes and other times you will make the right call.
A few of my friends during my teenage/college years (mostly females) have been told by their mother to never come back to the house again because of a decision he/she had made regarding lovelife, career, religion, or maybe even for getting a tattoo or an aggressive body piercing. Most of the time, it turned out fine in the end, some sort of reconciliation takes place, and in a few weeks things are just peaches again. It is unusual for threats of disownment to last a year. Or am I wrong? Have you ever been disowned by a parent? How long did it last? What pissed them off? Let me guess the number one reason...boyfriend? Shocker.