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I Hate When People Pressure Me

My dad is doing it again. He's pressuring me to take classes online for web design which I have no interest in doing! I'm a performer! That's what I want to do but I can't do it because of where I live and I cannot afford to move. Just because you're good at something doesn't mean you like it. It doesn't mean you have to pursue it. I told him I will look into it just to get him off my back. I'm just sick of the pressure for him to be what he wants me to be instead of what I want to be.

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SW-User

I worked on farms and in construction a couple summers to get through college .. Helped get me where I wanted to be

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

Did you enjoy working on farms and construction?

SW-User

The work was ok .. Mostly enjoyed making enough money to help pay for college

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

@4everman: That's where I am different. I have to enjoy everything I do. It's not enough for me to work somewhere just for the good pay. I don't like getting committed to a company that I don't want a future in. In all of these jobs I apply to, they all express desire for me to grow with the company which isn't what I want. I just wish I had more encouragement for the things that I want instead of what other people want.

SW-User

I checked a few posts and see you graduated college .. What's your degree in ??

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

@4everman: Film with a theatre minor. So I am basically screwed. Even I heard my mom admit to relatives that I will never do what I truly want for as long as I live where I am. That I would have to live in a city but it's all about money which I do not have enough of. If it was up to them, they would want me to find a new dream. They believe follow your dream until it doesn't work out and then find a new dream. I refuse to give up all for the sake of good pay. Money will always be temporary no matter how much of it you have.

SW-User

Then do what it takes to earn enough to go follow the dream. Whether you enjoy or like the work you do now to help you pursue your dream is less important than the dream.

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

@4everman: I know what you mean. I just have to like the work. If I don't, I perform poorly. I could tell my parents all I want about how I feel but they don't listen and I end up crying in my room by the end of the fight. It's always the same.