Child loves art and nothing else

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Anonymous wrote:Ok you definitely need to chill out BUT I do have one piece of advice. I was your daughter 30 years ago - passionate about art, very talented, it progressed through high school and I received many accolades for my work. Due to pressure from my parents (lawyer and doctor) and my school counselors (I went to a very science/math focused hs), I opted to go to college for political science instead of art school because it would give me better "career prospects." What a load of sh*t. I now sit on zoom all day in meetings that no one cares about. I have no time in my life for creating and it has left me resentful. I'm considering going back to school to get an MFA and totally switching careers. It's taken a lot of time to realize that I neglected a true passion and talent and that I deeply, deeply regret it. Not everyone is blessed with a true talent in life, PLEASE nurture your daughter's.

so your parents told you not to do art but were ok with political science?

They wanted me to get a “normal” undergrad degree. I got into RISD and other art schools but they really pressured me away from full on art school.

My husband works for a huge global consulting company, and they do recruiting events at places like RISD and SCAD. I always thought the company was an odd choice for graduates from places like that, but they’ve hired some great people to do web design and user experience work. He’s previously worked at smaller advertising and graphic design firms where the experienced designers made a fairly decent living.

[Anonymous]

She's....SEVEN. Her interests may change many times over the next 10-15 years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I was convinced as a child that I would be an opera singer when I grew up. I actually trained for it for several years and competed.

I work in bank lobbying now!

My friend is a professionally trained opera singer - she's a lawyer.

My niece, too, she works in public health. Who knew there were so many trained opera singers out there!

[Anonymous]

She's only seven! She has lots of time to get other interests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I was convinced as a child that I would be an opera singer when I grew up. I actually trained for it for several years and competed.

I work in bank lobbying now!

My friend is a professionally trained opera singer - she's a lawyer.

My niece, too, she works in public health. Who knew there were so many trained opera singers out there!

They get lost in the crowd of people who were told to also suppress their gift/talent in favor of doing something that sounds like it would make them more money while making them miserable.

[Anonymous]

90% of the “good” jobs out there are not childhood passions. Nobody is passionate about corporate management when they are 7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:90% of the “good” jobs out there are not childhood passions. Nobody is passionate about corporate management when they are 7.

Nobody is passionate about corporate management... ever.

Some of us would like to spend this life doing something a little more meaningful that taps something unique within us.

But you do you. I'm sure that TPS report will be so much more rewarding once you slap on the cover sheet.

[Anonymous]

Don't suppress her natural talents when she is 7 OP.
Society will start doing that when she gets older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok you definitely need to chill out BUT I do have one piece of advice. I was your daughter 30 years ago - passionate about art, very talented, it progressed through high school and I received many accolades for my work. Due to pressure from my parents (lawyer and doctor) and my school counselors (I went to a very science/math focused hs), I opted to go to college for political science instead of art school because it would give me better "career prospects." What a load of sh*t. I now sit on zoom all day in meetings that no one cares about. I have no time in my life for creating and it has left me resentful. I'm considering going back to school to get an MFA and totally switching careers. It's taken a lot of time to realize that I neglected a true passion and talent and that I deeply, deeply regret it. Not everyone is blessed with a true talent in life, PLEASE nurture your daughter's.

PP, how you earn your money is not your purpose in life. If you want to be an artist, go be an artist! Many artists have day jobs to pay the bills, yours is just zoom meetings not waiting tables...