You had a very priviledged childhood then. The only response to my interests I got from my parents was "you are already good at school why are you straining you

You had a very priviledged childhood then. The only response to my interests I got from my parents was "you are already good at school why are you straining yourself doing these unnecessary things". And I did not have bad parents. Many actually hinder their childrens development, instead of being ambivalent to it.