Sadly, finishing a glass of milk, eating whatever is on the plate, and not being glued to the television set is no more the way to go to please our parents. We are that class of people who are teetering between major life goals and the burden of expectations that we carry from our forefathers. But having a vision for your own life distinct from what your parents have chosen need not be a burden to weigh you down. And there's absolutely no need to beat yourself up about it.

It's okay to disappoint your parents, if that's for the greater good.


Don't mean to sound like a douche when I say that, but it really is how it is. They might keep asking you to make use of the college degree you have, but a career in computer science is not what'll get you the fame of the most celebrated artist- which happens to be the thing you want. The world is your oyster, my friend. You can choose to be a magician with colours and give them the chance to be proud of things they never expected, or...well the world is your oyster.

It's not as if they don't trust you, they just look at things from a different worldview.


There might be a tiny warrior, raging a war in your head about your choice to disappoint the people who mean the most to you, because they should be okay with the choices you make for your life. The expectation is not wrong, but a little unrealistic, considering it's from people who are emotionally unavailable. Our parents are still looking at things from their worldview. Don't judge them, it's their understanding of life. It does not mean they don't trust you.