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In reply to the discussion: Professor: ‘Follow your dreams’ is cruel advice [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)I had a good chance at being one of those lucky few. My dream started when I was just 11 years old and was in an field that was about to take off. I was fortunate to have been seen in my teens by a couple of top pros...one in his 70s who was fading out; the other in his 30s who was a 2-time national champion and about to become an Olympic coach. Another former Olympic coach also spotted my ability just a couple years later.
Unfortunately for me, my parents believed like the professor above and did me a "favor" by deliberately sabotaging me when I was in my teens and early 20s.
Life is competitive enough in the "fun" fields, without having family that sabotages your relationships and partnerships. They didn't need to support it. Just keep their vile hateful mean-spirits the fuck out of it
My life has been one of miserable muddling through, watching from the sidelines as people with far less talent made decent livings at my dream.