I resented my parents for killing my creative career goals. I swore I'd never do the same to my kids — then I became a parent.

Yori Meirizan/Getty Images I wanted to be a writer, but my parents told me I should be a professor or lawyer. I resented them for not supporting me, but now my kid is in college studying film. I'm worried about my kid's future, especially in the world of AI. I used to hold a quiet grudge against my parents for the way they handled my creative dreams. It wasn't the kind of loud, dramatic grudge that shows up at therapy and needs a name. It was more like a low hum in the background of my ambi...