Comic Strips

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Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

The post can be a single image, an image gallery, or a link to a specific comic hosted on another site (the author's website, for instance).
The comic must be a complete story.
If it is an external link, it must be to a specific story, not to the root of the site.
You may post comics from others or your own.
If you are posting a comic of your own, a maximum of one per week is allowed (I know, your comics are great, but this rule helps avoid spam).
The comic can be in any language, but if it's not in English, OP must include an English translation in the post's 'body' field (note: you don't need to select a specific language when posting a comic).
Politeness.
Adult content is not allowed. This community aims to be fun for people of all ages.

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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/comicstrips

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[–] Wrench 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wanting you to have a stable career as well as a passion hobby are not incompatible. It's when you want to make your passion hobby your profession, when the chances are extremely low of being successful, that you get conflict.

I don't know anything about your relationship, but it's likely the negativity comes from a place of wanting you to have a comfortable, practical life.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh yeah I've had that conversation over and over. I'm well aware of the reality of a profession in music, but I also have realized in the 10 years I spent in corporate America that I can't live that life.

Someone said "don't get a career in the arts until you've exhausted all other options". It was annoying to have to constantly convince my mom that I was deeply unhappy in those roles, but she's come around a bit more especially because I'm actually finding success following my passion.

It's a rough road for sure, but I've found avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness.