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rhein7
7y

Watching some Talent-Show with my family. There is this 16-years old pretty good singing boy. My father looks at me and you can read from his face: "Why can't you do sth. like this ?"
The next day I show him some really good webapps and games I made and he just says "Well, I don't care until you make money with this."
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  • 12
    Does he not realize there's a better chance for getting a nice salary involved with programming than there is being a famous singer?
  • 1
    Let me guess, you are from Germany so: the voice of Germany?

    I feel the same with my parents, happens a lot.
  • 1
    @404response
    Wow, some mind reading going on here 😂😂😂
  • 1
    @rhein7 nah xD, it's just the most popular one and no one watches DSDS anymore so
  • 2
    @404response
    Yeah The Voice is pretty high level compared to dsds
  • 4
    Make another smule like app and than show him that you can sing with autotune
  • 1
    Don't know how techy your parents are, but it doesn't matter. Most parents will support or at least tolerate a lot if it sounds reasonable.

    If you plan going to university or fachhochschule for computer science , the degree is "engineer" and while "Ingenieur" is somehow associated with someone building a tank or a volkswagen, it's usually all that matters for parents. Sounds like a stable career. Sounds more trustworthy than mobile-games or web-apps, so spare the details.
  • 2
    Don't be afraid to tell your parent that you are disappointed in them if they are not supportive. Disappointment and the need for approval is a two way street.
  • 2
    @404response Wow... I’ve always thought it’s an SEA thing. Kinda surprised to see that the same ol mindset exists elsewhere too.
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