Today is the first time I got a sense that mum is not very proud of me running an optical retail business despite holding a civil engineering degree. It broke my heart. Of course I wouldnt know if I have broken her heart and disappointed her when I decided to walk this path. All along I thought she is proud and happy, because she's very supportive in every aspect.
But in the conversation with my secondary school teacher then only I found out that she'd mention my degree before my current work. And the tone of conversation carries a certain disappointment . Couldn't blame her for that, after all she has spent years grooming me to who I am.
I came across a lot of articles from start up founders saying how hard it was to get encouragement and support from family but I have never experienced that. Today I get a bit of sense of it. It will not change what I do but I prefer to pen down the feeling because it reminds me everything has a deadline. Time to put in double hard work and get some result.
Not so happy,
Hau
