Jan 10
12
Parents…
So, I’m sitting here thinking… and I think I just realized why I don’t tell my parents when I do something cool with one of my websites or ImperialBB.
Last time I did, I told my mother that I started designing and one of the pages I did, I was particularly proud of. That conversation went something like this:
Mom: “So what did you do all day?”
Me: “Well, I officially got promoted to Lead Designer a few days ago on the project I’ve been working on for two years, and everybody is really liking what I’ve done so far. I can’t wait to show them what I did today.”
Mom: “Are you getting paid for it?”
Me: “No, it’s a volunteer project, at the moment. No money in it right now.”
Mom: “Maybe you should spend less time on that and more time on looking for a job?”
… thanks for the booster Mom.
Now, I know, I need a job. Duh, of course. Contrary to popular fucking belief, I do not enjoy sitting alone in this house all fucking day.
It seems like my parents think all I do is sit here and do nothing but play on my computer all day… but, the thing is, that is far from the truth. If a job opportunity comes up, I jump at it. You know how many rejection letters I’ve had to read in the past year? And I’m not talking about just freelancing. I’m talking about from places like Best Buy, Target, Staples, etc.
So, to any parent who is reading, do me a favor. Be interested in your childs life, regardless of their age. I fully believe that if my parents were more supportive of me, rather than their current “har-har get a job, quit being lazy” then I’d be a lot happier in my daily life.
