There's only really one person's approval I ever go after; my own. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, I'm the only one who can change that. Not my parents, not my friends, not even Jessica though I'm sure if she could she'd definitely try. If people who aren't me don't approve with decisions I make/how I choose to live my life, that's their own issue to deal with. At the end of the day, they're not the ones living my life, and they're not the ones affected by my decisions.

In short, you wouldn't know what's best for anyone else, so why in the hell would anyone else know what's best for you?