Haha, I was so terrible at it at first too, my mom used to lock herself in the bathroom when I practiced so she couldn't hear me. And then after a few years, I was giving lessons and getting praise from all these people and I was so excited I had an instrument that stood out AND that I was good at. I was good at clarinet but there are already so many good clarinet players, you know? Oboe was SO rare.

I wish I had a relationship with my mom like that, I can't talk to her about anything serious hardly at all. :/