Gosh, this sounds a lot like me. I so needed to read this today. My mom has said something almost identical to me in the past. It's not as though she deliberately wants me to fail, but it sure as heck feels like that sometimes. I started singing when I was 3, and she built me up from there, I had an agent, I was in professional productions, shows, commercials, etc and then when it came time to pick a college, I wasn't allowed to see any out of state colleges. She was afraid if I went into that area I would fail. It felt like having a rug pulled out from underneath me. From that point on, her message then was: just do what you can with music, even if it's not for a profession. To a degree, it still makes me seethe, as I believe it has made me the same way you describe. I can no longer stick to anything. I quite before I have made it and I have gone through that process many times even in my little bit of time on Steemit. I guess I am afraid to put too much into something for fear of having the rug pulled out from underneath me.

And my dad, yeah, same thing. Hahaha. I have always been a curious learner and learned how to do typical "man" things. I would tell my father what I wanted to do, and he would alway second guess whether or not I could. He has gotten better now after seeing what I am capable of, but it has always been a struggle. I'm like you though, if he doesn't think I can do it, it makes me even more likely to try to do it haha. It's a perfect incentive! Anyway, I didn't mean to hijack your post with my ramblings, but it really got me to thinking about my own life, and why I'm the way I am, and I think that has a lot to do with it!

Cheers to pushing ourselves into the uncomfortable zones! I certainly needed a good nudging!