Being Hired for an Internship. What should I do?

Hi all,

It's been a long while since I posted in this forum. But today I have an eventful story to say.

Early this week, I received a message saying that I was hired to work for a government internship program. The internship is when I work for the Department of Commerce's IT Branch, and it's paid because being with the government means I receive lots of good benefits ranging from health to insurance.

Sadly, it wasn't long for me to experience overwhelming feelings of dreadfulness and loss of motivation and symptoms like clenched teeth, and increased appetite. This is actually because I already have another job in the picture; a freelance Music Teacher.

I actually applied as a freelance music teacher back in late 2021, and over time I gained a reputation of being liked by my students. For those wondering what I do, I go to other students houses to teach them the concepts of music and assist them with homework given to them by their other teachers. I teach a total of 15 students and host 20 lessons every week over the course of the job, as some of my students wanted more than just one lesson a week. My goal for this job is to attract more students which is what my current job status was about.

Let me admit, the internship actually wasn't my idea, but it was my mom's. The reason why she wanted me to apply for the internship is because it would provide a good financial boost, which would help bring me one step closer to my overall life goals, as my current job is not enough to reach there.

I was in a tough position of choosing to let which one go, as not only my parents would get mad at me for turning down the internship, but also I don't want to see my students' sad faces for choosing to leave my current job.

To that end, my mom unsolicitly advised I should get it over with, because I could at least work on the internship's morning shift, and go teach in the afternoon. I feel this would never be the same for me because I feel I barely have time to relax or even take naps as if I wanted to prepare to go see my students.

And that's my eventful story. What do you guys think? Please comment below.

Do you think I really should stand up to the internship? Should I adapt once I face the it?

What have you guys reacted and took action with when you have to add another job to one that you are so good at? That's the question coming from this story?