Is it too much to ask for the support of my family?

Making the decision of quitting the Hitech job and start off anew at the age of 30 – almost 30 – as a waitress in a catering service, wasn’t easy – most of the people working with me are ages 24-25 and full time students, doing this job as a part time job only – but my goal is to progress and move forward to better positions in the company, and since it’s a huge company I have nothing but great opportunities to do just that in the near future.

So why is it so difficult to convince my family, especially my mom, that this is only a beginning for me, that I won’t stay a waitress forever and the fact that I am one right now is just one step out of many on my way to become a very successful events manager?

My mom, for example, thinks I’m too smug about things while I’m almost 30 and have nothing in my life. that’s more or less what she told me a couple of hours ago. And that I’m not doing enough to have a career on my own.

I’ve told my mom time after time over and over again, That I’m taking this job as a waitress as a temp job only, that I am planning to move forward in the company and that the reason I’m not working so much this month has to do with our religion, because during May there are couple of weeks it is forbidden to get married, so the only events during May are Company events and I’m signed to work in each and every event in May.

And the fact that she said what she said this morning indicates that she doesn’t listen to me. she hears me whenever I talk, but she doesn’t listen, either that or she does listen but doesn’t believe in my plan, meaning doesn’t believe in me, and that frustrates me so much, because it is hard enough already, I’m taking the long (but sure) road to success and every time she shows me her doubts it’s like another obstacle I have to face and go through – an obstacle that wouldn’t have been there in the first place if only she trusted me enough to know what I’m doing and stop questioning my moves all the time.

Don’t get me wrong. I love my mom more than anything – she has to go through alot of stuff ever since my dad passed away and I know she means well and that she doesn’t question my moves out of malicious intentions, but from her desire that my sisters and I will be happy, safe and sound, with good careers.

It just, well, frustrates me that she does.

But I guess every road has its obstacles and you know what?

BRING IT ON!!!