Choosing Between My Dream Career and Family Expectations

Absolutely not! Go to school! Follow your heart.

$30 a WEEK to abandon your dreams? You're not wrong. Not even close. ⁙Your stepmom just wants a slave!⁙ COMPLETELY ignore her. Sounds like you're falling prey to guilt-tripping. Ignore it. Put up a mental shield and let it bounce of of you. She doesn't care about your future, and, you already know who really does. And yes, it IS your place to deal with it. Once it becomes your problem, it becomes your business. I know how you feel! I bent over backwards for my inlaws just because they raised my ex wife, because I love my parents and I wanted to show them the same respect, and that I was serious about my then girlfriend, and to keep the mood friendly when we visited eachother. But I wasn't dating her parents!!! And it would only have worked if they were decent people!! My girlfriend did not choose her parents, they were not a reflection of her. They were just baggage she had to deal with every day. When I finally realized that, after being abused and disrespected by them, and watching them abuse and disrespect eachother, my girlfriend, her siblings, and even MY parents, I finally stopped trying to impress them and started doing the bare minimum, and only to keep my girlfriend safe. And yes, I openly defied them when it was appropriate. They acted like they owned the world, so I demonstrated the perimeter of what they actually owned. For example, they don't own me. Your stepmom is trying to own you. Tell her she doesn't. Or just internalize that fact that she doesn't. You didn't choose to have her in your life. She's just a stowaway. An intruder. She could even mean a lot to your fiance, but that does not mean you have to have any kind of relationship with her whatsoever. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 Go to school! Learn about early childhood education! Help some kids! It's a beautiful, noble goal! I know you can do it! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

Even my fiancé supports my dreams. His mother has a way of getting in between me and my future opportunities. It’s needs to be delt with but it’s not my place

You're definitely not wrong for following your and your dreams! Do what makes you happy!

Go with your gut! Sounds amazing

It's never wrong to follow your heart. Some people will never understand that. I get asked all the time why I want to become a teacher there is no money in it. And every time I tell them I'm not in it for the money. I'm in it for the kids. If your mother in law really loves you she'll understand when she sees how happy you are doing what you want to do.