I just spent the last 10+ years with someone who is like that. Everything I have wanted to do, he thought I was nuts and wouldn't even listen. As far as my family, they think about how my plans could possibly affect them and then try to discourage me from even trying. It took me a long time to be able to brush off those guilt trips and just go ahead and give things a try. In the end, I finally just decided to do what will make me happy and allow them to learn to live with their disappointment. So, I'm packing up and moving to OR from PA in a few weeks. Needless to say, they are all against it and think I'm an idiot once again. Yeah, I may be an idiot, but I'm a happy idiot.

I say go have a great time. Do what makes you happy. Hopefully someday, they will get it. If they don't, go ahead and do it anyway.