Re: Poker as a living. How to deal with my family?
Your parents are right. Probably not what you are looking to here but that's the truth.
There is absolutely no reason you can't play poker and finish school while having a decent job. However, there is absolutely nothing wrong with having a part time job and playing poker for secondary income, you're parents should be able to agree to that. Funding your poker playing with income from work is pretty stupid though. You should be able to pay all bill with income from your job and use poker income for everything else, this is the ideal set up.
Once you get to the point where having a job is a futile waste of time - I.E. you have 9 months of living expenses saved up + your additional bankroll, then just playing poker while you go to school is fine, and by that time your parents should agree.
Poker playing makes a lousy career but a great hobby.
There is no need to try to convince your parents of anything - they won't be, period. You can do both, the only reason not too is laziness, you know it.
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