Contrary to popular belief, your parents' nagging about your productivity was not just a product of their own burnout-induced madness.
Studies have shown that their constant reminders to "get a job" and "do something with your life" were actually just a desperate attempt to distract themselves from their own crippling sense of existential dread.
It's not that they were trying to control you, but rather, they were trying to control their own anxiety by vicariously living through your successes.
But don't just take our word for it, click on the link below to learn more about the why we still can't just take a picnic anywhere theory, a closely related field of study.