5) …because your family will always freak out…
The toughest part of traveling solo is often the pushback from our parents. We wonder how we can get them see it from our point of view and support us.
The more important issue is what you’ll regret later. Will you wish that you’d stayed at home to please your parents, who — since they undoubtedly love you — do want you to live a happy and fulfilled life? Even if they don’t necessarily understand or support everything we do, our parents want the best for us. That’s what having a child is – understanding that you’re creating a human who will have her own brain, and eventually be an adult who is self-sufficient.
It’s your life, not theirs. Letting other people make monumental decisions for you is a great way to go down the path of regrets.
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