It's been sort of a weird situation not just between myself and my parents, but between myself and my entire extended family. I come from a very conservative (i

It's been sort of a weird situation not just between myself and my parents, but between myself and my entire extended family. I come from a very conservative (in the life style sense, not the political one) family. No one, including Aunts, Uncles, Parents, Grandparents and cousins, has lived in a big city let alone start their own company. Luckily, a few years ago, I was able to land an internship in Chicago for a few summers, which I think made my family realize I wanted something slightly more adventurous than middle class Ohio/Michigan. After graduating, I was able to obtain a full-time job in Washington DC, launch a successful micro business (less than 3k revenue in FY07) and launch a successful small business (revenue of around 85k in FY07). For my parents and family, they've accepted that I'll be taking a very different path than the "family norm" and even though they don't understand exactly what I'm doing, they're happy because I'm happy. However, if I had decided to quit my "good" job, move to Boston and launch a startup with no experience running a previous business or living in a big city, I think they would have been extremely hesitant in their support.