Parents don't support my job?

I'm in my sixties, and I find it depressing how many people of my generation - and even those much younger - are completely clueless about how it's possible to do what you do, and how it is just as much a "real" job as any other structured activity that earns you money. I don't find their attitude totally surprising though. Lots of people get stuck in believing that what they knew growing up and when they were in their young-adult prime is what the "normal" world should be like. That mental rigidity wasn't such a terrible thing up until, say, 150 years ago, but refusing to acknowledge the constantly accelerating pace of change and making no effort to try to keep abreast of the real, current world is pretty stupid.

As a parent, I also have huge problems with parents whose main concern isn't that their children are contented and feel fulfilled in whatever they choose to do in order to make a living. The way they appear to believe that a very specific job is the one you should be doing suggests that they're trying to live their lives vicariously through you, and I've always found parents who do that really creepy and messed-up.

It seems that your parents are incapable of understanding what you do now and unwilling to accept that you're much happier now than you were when you were slaving away in what they consider to be a "real" job. Since I doubt if they're going to change, the only options open to you are to either refuse to have any contact with them, or learn how to let their ill-informed babbling flow by.

I think that it's time for you to set boundaries with your parents about all of this business. I feel like they're probably kinda ignorant, and don't understand what you're doing. There's also a distinct possibility that they might be jealous of you, and what you're doing.

Some people are just stuck in their mindsets. My parents are similar. They think you have to get up early as fuck, work all day, and go to bed early or else you're lazy. It's stupid, they're stupid, they don't realize how the world works anymore.

I'm 42 so it's been a long time since I lived with my parents but way back then, I worked as a stripper. I worked at night at something they didn't consider a "real job", double whammy! They purposely made my life more difficult for it, and made stupid remarks constantly, but they didn't have a problem taking my money (I paid them rent and bought all the groceries).

Jokes on them though, I've worked for myself 99% of my adult life, I own my house free and clear, I have money in the bank and I effectively retired a few years ago. I do whatever the fuck I want all day, every day. They're 65 and they just now retired. Fuck working! I hate the attitude that working hard for somebody else is important, or any of that work culture bullshit.

I'm a parent and I have noticed that some people are very concerned with image and keeping up with the Jones's, and the most effective way for them to prove they are the best is by having "successful" children.

They probably liked telling people that you worked for X company doing Y in a nice office building somewhere, and were slowly climbing the corporate ladder. Telling people that you run an online store doesn't carry the same weight in conversation between middle aged parents.

Just ignore them. They're being idiots. Well done for doing something that makes you happy. Don't let them deter you.

Parents are often misguided and don't understand modern work concepts. A lot of times they prefer their children play it safe and not take big risks that can result in big rewards.

The unsuccessful in life always pull down the successful if they can.

Treat your parents kindly; just tell them that you are a successful entrapaneaur and earning X times as much money with more time off than when you had a job.

Here's another truism: A job exists only to make a company more successful - and you are never paid what you are worth if you are an employee (the company is making money off of you).

By working for yourself you get paid what you are worth.

I wish you the best, and keep up the good work.

I cant understand why they would be upset unless you're selling sex toys or nazi shirts or something lol. I dont see the big deal.