Are they unsupportive or do they have a problem with me growing up?

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I am writing this because recently I have not been encouraged by the people I love the most. I would like to gain everyone else's prospective on the question. I am twenty years old and a junior in college. I do very well in school and have recently found several jobs online that help me live well--without calling home for money. I go out with friends, do my own grocery shopping and still have money to help pay for college. I didn't tell my parents about these online jobs because they have never really been all that supportive of the choices I make or anything I do. Of course we all make mistakes in our life. But I have never been any kind of serious trouble. I have never had a speeding ticket *knock on wood* never been involved with drugs, etc. I played the flute for years in the school band simply b/c my mother wanted me to--and I came to enjoy it. Unfortunately, mom rarely came to any of the competitions. Lack of support led me to quit band my senior year although I still play. I am back where I grew up for the summer; honestly I don't consider it home anymore. My parents requested I get a job for the summer--hints the online jobs. I showed them what I am doing my paychecks and/or paypal transfers. As well as contracts, etc. They said, "This isn't a 'real-job'. To me, a real job is anything legal you do and receive money for. Anyways, they say, "You need to go out and work somewhere out of the house." So, I look into a few jobs such as: mystery shopping, selling beauty products, taste testing, pannel discussions, tutoring, babysitting, and caregiving. I ask them about all of the above and they say, "No, why can't you go out and work at McDonald's or something like that." Now, why would my parents want me to work at McDonalds making $7/hour, when I can work at any of the above listed jobs and make $14+/hour? Not to mention the living I've made for myself w/the online jobs. I ask you, are my parents unsupportive or do they have a problem with me making a living for myself? A living that allows me to get out of their hair, live on my own after college and began a family on my own?