I can only imagine how hard it must have been for you to ignore the fact that you may fall out with your family. The path you chose was a very very risky one. What if you failed?
It's nice to see someone have the balls of steel to take these types of risks.
I actually have that type of uncle that behaves nonchalant. If I saw your post before I made mine, I would have written about something else. Lol.
But then, it's all calm though.