Im in the same position as you mate >_< I know the feeling, except my mother doesn't tell me straight that she's disappointed.
I have 2 older brothers who are very intelligent, and ofcourse because Im from the same gene pool im intelligent too. Yeah.... you find the 100% guarantee of that for me and I might believe it.
Yeah I opened my results and stared at E's D's and C's. It was a kinda horrible feeling for me cos it was the first time I felt I had failed. My GCSE results were pretty good so this came as quite a shock. I passed them all though, except when I told my dad he said "oh thats strange considering you didn't do any work"...thanks dad...
The thing that pissed me off the most was they expected me to achieve glorious heights, but whether it was through their own ignorance or them trying to "encourage" me, they never accepted the fact that Im not as academic as my brothers
Yeah i agree with that too. Especially in maths, no one cares if you can differentiate the sin wave. If you can add VAT onto something, I think you're sorted for life (Y)
Your post was quite inspiring to be honest. At least your honest and not trying to say that you're someone else. I wouldn't change anything about my attitude, its what makes me me, and if someone doesn't like it then ah well, tough shizzle
All I can say is, do what you want, but respect the wishes of your parents.