Naw. What they REALLY meant was, "We're adult children who are afraid of life, afraid to take risks, and because we don't bother to know who you really are, daughter, we're going to project our brokenness on you and destroy your dreams like other people destroyed ours."
Thanks for sharing, Amy. It's been very educational watching your transition and hearing about your product success. I'm working on a new product and you've been a great motivator!
Note to self: Stop using the 7-11 argument with your teenagers.
My parents, circa 1999 when I was dropping out of high school to teach myself: "You'll end up working at 7-11!"
(Our income from products this year will be 10x my father's salary from that year.)