Beautiful piece @writingamigo! Learning to stand up for oneself and making decisions that take ones life in a certain direction is the hardest thing ever!! I have been in bad books with my folks for deciding to be an entrepreneur instead of building a normal career. Back in the day we had not spoken in a while coz of it, it hurt so bad but it worked out, i am doing well, they reduced their level of freaking out(not that it's completely over, they still worry) but it shall be well at the end of it all.