Anyone else have problems with people who don't understand you Trading for a living?
My family have been trying to talk me out of it for a couple of years now. Despite making a good amount of money from commodities the past couple of years they still don't see me as having a "real" job and always tell me that I am gambling with my future and that I am on the edge of losing it all. Lately these types of arguments are happeneing almost daily, to the point where I am considering cutting ties for a while and moving away where I can't be pestered and put in a constant negative state of mind. The pessimism is starting to affect my trading as I cannot think clearly about my trades.
My family are of working class background. The men would get up at 5am and go work manual labour jobs 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. The women would work part time in shops and as secretarys etc whislt also running the household. The idea of me refusing to live that kind of life, to go and be entrepreneurial, live outside the box is incomprehensible to them. I have reached a point where I no longer feel that I have anything in common with any of them. I also feel that being around them is dragging me down, holding me back. They keep handing me job advertisements for jobs that pay anywere from £14K - £18K per year and I keep putting them through the shredder. They tell me I am living in a fantasy world and are quick to point out every mistake that I make with the "Ha! I told you so!" kind of talk.
I have no friends or other relatives outside of my area, this is where I have lived my entire life. I did some contract work in London a while ago but hated that city, too big, loud and in parts dangerous. Despite not knowing what may lay ahead I am considering packing my bags and leaving everyone behind, I can't take the negative atmosphere much longer, I think I am close to snapping. I nver thought my own family would drive me to this, that they would be so unsupportive in my ventures.
I understand Trading and going self employed are not easy or common routes for people to take. Surely I am not the only one having to deal with crap like this. If any of you have been in a similar situation I'd like to hear it. I don't wanna do anything I may later regret.
My family have been trying to talk me out of it for a couple of years now. Despite making a good amount of money from commodities the past couple of years they still don't see me as having a "real" job and always tell me that I am gambling with my future and that I am on the edge of losing it all. Lately these types of arguments are happeneing almost daily, to the point where I am considering cutting ties for a while and moving away where I can't be pestered and put in a constant negative state of mind. The pessimism is starting to affect my trading as I cannot think clearly about my trades.
My family are of working class background. The men would get up at 5am and go work manual labour jobs 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. The women would work part time in shops and as secretarys etc whislt also running the household. The idea of me refusing to live that kind of life, to go and be entrepreneurial, live outside the box is incomprehensible to them. I have reached a point where I no longer feel that I have anything in common with any of them. I also feel that being around them is dragging me down, holding me back. They keep handing me job advertisements for jobs that pay anywere from £14K - £18K per year and I keep putting them through the shredder. They tell me I am living in a fantasy world and are quick to point out every mistake that I make with the "Ha! I told you so!" kind of talk.
I have no friends or other relatives outside of my area, this is where I have lived my entire life. I did some contract work in London a while ago but hated that city, too big, loud and in parts dangerous. Despite not knowing what may lay ahead I am considering packing my bags and leaving everyone behind, I can't take the negative atmosphere much longer, I think I am close to snapping. I nver thought my own family would drive me to this, that they would be so unsupportive in my ventures.
I understand Trading and going self employed are not easy or common routes for people to take. Surely I am not the only one having to deal with crap like this. If any of you have been in a similar situation I'd like to hear it. I don't wanna do anything I may later regret.