Dealing with opinions of family and friends

[Andrea Hewitt]

One of the biggest psychological obstacles that I have come across since I began my investing life recently is the fear that is reflected off of my friends and family. They fear that we will fail in our investments and express concern over every detail of investing that we mention.
We do our best to take into consideration any points that they mention, but we know that their reactions are all based in the fear of investing. We want to continue to share information about the progress of or investments with our family, but it is difficult to continue when we meet with so much fear and resistance. I don't mean to imply that they do not support us. They support us 100%, they just fear for us.

I am curious to know how other people have dealt with friends and family who are constantly afraid of what they are doing.