FAMILY FEUD | Thought Sandwich

I've always been the odd one out in my family.

School was always important to them, but despite my reading addiction I always hated it.
They like steady jobs and I want to do what I’m passionate about.
They’re ok with settling for a mediocre life if it gives them stability and I’m not.
They want to work for 40 years and retire, while I want my life to mean something more.

And that was all ok until I decided to quit my job to focus on Thought Sandwich.

I’ve had many interests throughout my life, but helping people is the only one that never seemed to fade away.
I finished high school, worked to pay for makeup school, realized that it wasn’t worth the money and just kept working so that maybe one day I could do what I wanted to.

Then I met Andrej. Within a week we were best friends, less than a month later roommates and coworkers.
We wanted to make this channel work, but with two full-time jobs it wasn’t going well.

So I quit and all hell broke loose.

I heard things like:
“You ruined your life!”
“You had a steady job and you left?!”
“You’re screwed.”
“You’re going to regret this.”

And I was so upset about it.
I wanted their approval so badly and knew that if I did what I felt was right, I was giving it up.

So, I stopped caring.
And it feels soooo good.

I know many of you will say that they only wanted what’s best for me, but here’s the thing.

When we talk they ask if I’m “working or filming”.
When I can’t go somewhere because we have to film or edit, they get upset.
And not once have they asked how it’s going or anything like that.
Even when I mentioned that I’m taking a course in digital marketing (which does open a lot of job possibilities), the response was indifference.

So why should I care about the opinion of someone who has no faith in me to begin with?
Someone who doesn’t support me or understand why I’m doing this?
I have absolutely no reason to care and when I think back, all I can see is all the energy I wasted pining for their approval and acceptance.

I approve of myself and I accept myself. And a whole lot of other people do as well.

Do you guys have any similar experiences with your family members?
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