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At what age did you figure out what you wanted to do for a living? And how did you do that?

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thedevilsdagger · 41-45, F
I've wanted to be a rockstar since I was 3 years old. Fat lot of good it did me, though, because my parents tried to destroy my dream at every turn. Until I was 16, my Dad bought me a keyboard. I wish I'd realised that it was his way of supporting my dream, but because he and Mom kept saying, "Be realistic, find a -real- job", and kept referring to my dream as a "hobby", I slumped down and just... gave up. Some people thrive through adversity. I needed support. Everybody's different. And they were only trying to protect me from disappointment. I love them, but I wish they'd supported my dream.
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@thedevilsdagger I wish they had supported you more prominently. It feels like crap not having support from those dearest to you when you want to follow your dream.