My husband and I come from families where kids were expected to excel academically and follow very traditional career paths, but we want our daughter to explore art and creativity even if it means she's not the 'successful' one at family gatherings. We keep having these conversations where we agree in private but then one of us caves to family pressure and suddenly we're pushing her toward things that aren't her.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're caught between honoring your family's definition of success and creating space for your child to become themselves.
“Where Are You with Cultural expectations vs. personal values in parenting?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.