I Used to Sing

This story may not make sense to you. I can sing. But I feel like my family ruined it for me because they always made a big deal about my voice. Always putting me on the spot and making me sing when family came over. I feel like if they didn't, I would sing more. Seeing my mom cry after I would see would make me feel awkward. I'm not saying this to be modest but it's not like I can sing like Mariah Carey or Celine Dion. I'm okay but I can't sell out Carnegie Hall. I know that many people who can sing always like to show it off to everyone and take every opportunity to sing but for me, I hate singing for people. If I have to sing, maybe it'll be for a musical but I don't like to be a stand alone singer. I don't feel the rush or passion that many people feel when they sing. It's just one of these gifts that I didn't ask for. It would get me mad when my friend would sing randomly in my house and my mom would guilt me into joining with her saying that I could sing to. But I never want to. That's why it's like what Dumbledore said in Harry Potter- "It's not our abilities that make us who we are- it's our choices."