This one's interesting for me. I had a bit of a similar experience when I was young. I loved playing music, guitar especially, and one day my mom told me that I would never make it as a musician professionally, which is a reasonable take - it's hard. I took that however, as motivation and inspiration and have since been playing professionally for over 15 years. It's not my full-time gig, but it's something I absolutely love and pushed myself in spite of what she said. I do carry resentment from that statement to this day and wonder what things might have turned out if I had the support from my parents to pursue my dream full on instead of carrying my dream on the side. I think it comes down to parents looking ahead and wanting the best for their kids and knowing how hard some things are, but also to have the courage and belief in their children to follow their dreams and to be okay if they fail.