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The original was posted on /r/amitheasshole by /u/TiredAndUnmotivated3 on 2024-01-21 19:30:52+00:00.
I (17M) have been playing the harpsichord for close to seven years. When I first started I was very passionate about playing, but it quickly wore off. My mother was my biggest supporter and encouraged me to keep playing. However, I am really unmotivated to keep playing.
When I get home every day I only have an hour and a half before I go to bed and would really like to spend it on myself. However, my parents won’t let me quit. If I do quit, I have to take up another extracurricular activity. But I don’t have extra time to devote to anything. My teacher is getting upset and frustrated that I am not practicing. I don’t want to continue wasting her time, but my mother is dead set on me keeping on playing.
We have an expensive instrument in our living room because I play and she said it would be a waste of money if I quit. She isn’t wrong, but I have absolutely no interest in continuing to play. I’d like to focus my time on the SAT retest I have to take coming up and I also just don’t want to.
I’ve spoken to my parents about quitting and they said it’s just not an option. WIBTA if I told my teacher directly that I wanted to quit?