i understand the trope but while id make a mistake or two when learning how to cook as a young adult, i never ended up covered with scars trying to cut an apple
geisha aren't sex workers but they do work in an extremely restrictive and secretive environment for the entertainment of almost entirely men behind closed doors. its totally understandable that a mom wouldn't want her teenage daughter living in a convent halfway across the country, quitting...
tbh i don't think id be super wild about my teenage kid dropping out of school to become a courtesan and live a weird monastic lifestyle dedicated to entertaining drunk old guys