Is it normal they won't let it go?

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About five years ago I told my parents that I wanted to set up a yurt (28 feet in diameter) and be an alpaca shepherd. It has not been a dream that I have been able to realize, yet. My family thinks that I've moved on from that dream so they tease me mercilessly about it every chance they get. It is still my dream, but I don't talk about it anymore. I have not told them I still want to do it one day because they are still teasing me about telling them so long ago. I can't believe how insensitive they are about it. Are they normal to make fun of me for this? Is it so wrong to wish for a little support now and then?

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  • wigsplitz
    11 years ago

    Take a picture of yourself standing outside a yurt, and put it in a package with an alpaca-fur sweater and write a note saying 'WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, BITCHES??!!'

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    When I was 18 I announced that I want to live in a cave so fucking far from the civilization that if I drop dead there's a good chance they won't even find my bones.

    My parents laughed.

    I let it go, had other shit in my life.. bands, tours.. at the age of 25 I matured and said "ok, the cave is little hardcore, maybe I should become a monk in some mountain peak monastery".

    My folks got worried.

    They convinced me to stick around, travel the world -try to find my own place.

    I'm almost 30 and a few months ago I said the same - cave or a monastery, minimal or no human contact.
    They're scared shitlessly, because all they want from me is family and kids and that'll never happen.

    All I'm trying to say -sometimes you just know what you gotta do. And if that's your path, just do it. Don't waste 12 years on shit that means nothing to you, just because you don't wanna disappoint your family.

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  • MissyLeyneous
    11 years ago

    They're teasing you... for having a dream?!?!

    Hell no that's not normal! They should appreciate the fact that you even have one! I'm 20 and have no freaking clue what I'm doing with my life yet!

    Jeezus... I guess the old saying is true: That they don't know what they have until they lose it.

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  • Dad
    11 years ago

    A yurt? And where would your computer go? Right in the center?
    You probably need to go live in a poorer country and see that certain types of living areas just don't fit in a modern society.
    I suppose you could have a yurt (much smaller) playhouse outside, where you could have a tea party with your teddies. Other than that, it may not be very practical for you.

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    • FocoUS
      11 years ago

      I remember seeing a few yurts in Colorado. I also saw some llama/alpaca farms there. The op's dream in Colorado.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      What? Because you are unaware of it means it doesn't exist?

      Land is cheap and you don't need a building permit for a yurt, just a few days and a few handy friends. And you can have electricity, which can power a computer. And they can be plumbed as well.

      Here's a link to educate you:

      http://www.yurtco.com/images/interior/page_08.htm

      http://www.yurtco.com/whats-a-yurt/index.html

      You can have the teddies and the tea party yourself. :)

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      • Dad
        11 years ago

        ok, not as basic as I originally thought!
        Yes save up and build it, looks quite nice. :)

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  • intellectuallychallengedmaybe
    11 years ago

    i apologize, i do not know what i yert is. but if you have a dream and it isnt going to hurt anyone, then go for it, especially if it will make you some money or help you make a living for yourself. that is the ultimate freedom. dont let your family keep you from doing what it is that you love to do. your family didnt create you. if you feel that having a yert is your purpose in life then that is what you are going to go towards.

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  • Justsomejerk
    11 years ago

    If you want to be an alpaca Shepard then I say realise your dream.

    When your family come crawling back to your awesome yert tell them to piss off and build their own damn yert.

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  • FocoUS
    11 years ago

    Hear this story from someone that is following their dreams.

    When was younger I loved cartoons I wanted to be an animator. My parents encouraged me only when I was a little kid. I never stopped loving cartoons or wanting to become an animator. When I hit high school I was still watching cartoons and doodling all the time. My parents made fun of me. "When are you going to stop watching cartoons? When are you going to grow up?" And then I was majoring in animation. (the major was full of people that still watched cartoons.) And my parents stopped teasing me. They shut up about it for only a year.

    Right now. I can create and animate characters. I'm still an amateur animator but I think I'll reach my goal in 2 more years. And I still watch cartoons. Some modern shows I watch Adventure Time, Amazing World of Gumball, Gravity Falls, and Legend of Korra. My parents give me shit about it. "You're an adult and you watch cartoons! My god, when will you grow up? Okay you're an animator but that doesn't mean you should watch cartoons."

    So my advice is follow your dreams and don't let them get you down! I know it's tough because we think our parents will always be there for us. I don't think mine are bad people they just don't understand the animation industry. Believe in yourself because sometimes no one else will. Go get your yurt.

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