Damn.... That first question though.
It's like the synopsis of most musicians lives:
Son: Mom! But I wanna be a concert pianist! It's my passion!
Mother: You would be a doctor and you would like it!
Son: Mother! But it's my dream - I love it more than anything!
Mother: Dreams won't pay the bills son nor bug you a nice car. You don't expect to eat sheet music for breakfast do you?
And it's not just musicians alone that often suffer this type of backlash from parents and other people, the same goes for: artists, writers, and even freaking ventriloquists!
Sadly, that's just how it often is these days, if you're not amongst popular known financially stable sectors like: medicine, information technology, finance, wall street, engineering and so on... You're most likely gonna struggle to get a decent meal every now and then. And even worse is the fact that if you're not amongst the category of people who pursue or belong to these type of sectors, then you'll often be looked down on by society.
Again, it of course helps to be exceptionally gifted in those particular "minor" fields. For example: you could actually make a decent buck from your works if you were as talented as say - Mozart, Stephen King, or Picasso. But common, let's face it, not everyone is that talented and so alas, the average of us in these "minor" fields suffer the same backlash nonetheless!
In conclusion, I'd say it's good to pursue what you love — career wise infact. Heck, if it's a job worth doing, then it's a job worth doing well! Do it for love or not at all I'd say but be prepared to seriously strive and suffer all the way through until you make it big time. That is, if you do end up making it before your laughable net salary and unforgivable financial debts kill you.
Sad.
P.S: I'll go for the third prompt, I have a very horrifying embarrassing moment I need to let outta my chest.
I agree. Some don't have the luxury of doing this but if the opportunity is there then I think it's worth following.
I'm looking forward to your embarrassing moment.
I'll give you a little hint:
Yeah... Think about that :)
Sounds intriguing.