My folks were 'a bit' horrified when I told them I'd packed my job in, got a bike license, bought a bike and was riding off into the horizon. They were pretty nervous the whole time I was away as they tend to worry at the best of times, but when I got back they were also immensely proud. What paerents really want is for their offspring to be happy, even if sometimes they get a bit mixed up and come to the conclusion that a stable and steady job equates to happiness in some way.
I'm in the process of selling up my house, quiting my job (again), and selling all of my possessions so I can 'do it properly' next time (a few years on the road at least). Once again my folks are concerned that I'm throwing away everything I've worked for, but they can see that this will make me happy and sitting under the flourescent lights in front of a screen will kill me very slowly indeed.
Go for it, there's no time like the present. Don't expect to 'get it out of your system' though, I'm not sure it works like that - you have to keep feeding the rat!
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