User blog comment:Nattielouiseray/Confused/@comment-79.169.136.89-20130607231008

You need to remind yourself, and them, that at the end of the day it is your life and if being an author is what makes you happy then they should support you. You should tell them that you really don't want to disappoint them, but you would be miserable being stuck with a career that you know is just not right for you. If you are good at what you do, and even if you were not, then you are not failing them in any way. Tell them that, while you appreciate their concern, you want to make your own decisions. Tell them to put themselves in your shoes. If you feel you need to then let them know that you feel that your life is already quite controlled by them. I absolutely agree with you. You should do what makes you happy. This is not being selfish. You are thinking for yourself and that is great. Tell your mother that by writing you can still help people, like a doctor, and tell your father that you can also make people view situations differently, like a lawyer. Just tell your grandparents that you are glad that they consider you talented enough to become a singer but that it is just not for you. And, if you do sing already and you want to, tell them that you can still sing. You simply don't want to make a career out of it.