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I Am Worried

So I took that free online class for web design and I hated it. I only took it because my dad pressured me to. Now I'm scared either today or tomorrow, he'll ask me if I checked it out and I'll have to tell him I didn't like it. He'll give me this big lecture about how I'm not giving it a chance, how I'm so good at computers and that I will never make money at this rate considering my field is in film/theater and I don't live in an area where those opportunities exist. I know it'll be a big fight because it's never a discussion with him. And my mom will side with him just so they don't end up in a fight as well. If I told him I was spending my time freelance writing, it would be followed by another lecture about how I won't make a living that way. I'm not doing it to make a living but I want to at least try to send something in to a magazine or writing contest to make some money. It would be good for a resume. I just wish I had more understanding parents that were looking out for my interests instead of theirs. To let me become my own person.
SW-User
Fair enough ..

But you have to find work and make your own way at some point .. You have to in order to pursue your true dream .. It may mean you have to suck it up and learn to do well at something you don't enjoy for a while so you can do something you love the rest of your life.

You owe your parents that much .. You owe yourself that much.
JewStar4Life · 31-35, F
I know. And trust me, I've been looking for random jobs online. It just has to be something that appeals to me. I don't know what in particular. It depends on what's in the description and whether I feel confident enough to do it. The point is that I want to make my own choices instead of my parents making them for me.
Exhibiter1000 · 61-69, M
I'm sorry your going through this

 
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