Misunderstood

Well, as they say, you can't please everybody. I feel like a lot of my family is disappointed with me, even for the smaller "mistakes" or life choices I make. I don't feel like it's any of their business what I do - and moreso, they don't have the right to judge who I am or what I'm doing. I have a little bitterness stored up inside for both of my parents, just because they were never good role models for me, never helped me out as I started college (which I'm still struggling to pay for), and don't support pretty much anything I do. I'm never good enough, although considering their own lives, I'm not sure how they got such high standards. It's important that YOU understand you, and you have a few close friends who do, too. If you have these two important aspects of life taken care of, it's so much easier. Your family doesn't have to understand you or support what you're doing. It would be nice, of course, but it's not realistic and not how most families operate. Hopefully someday they'll truly understand and support you, but you mustn't let it slow you down. It's your life to live, and if they choose to support you and what you do instead of look down upon you, that's their decision to make. Have pride in yourself and don't let your family put you down just because they don't agree with what you do.