Want to pray but afraid of being misunderstood

I was born into a muslim family, but I mostly prayed only during Ramadan.
My parents often advised me to pray regularly, but I ignored it. Many times I felt the thought to pray but I was lazy.
For few weeks I felt the strong urge to namaz consistently, atleast 3 or 4 times a day.
Recently my younger cousin(staying here) started to pray regularly along with tahajjud namaz. Now I am overthinking that If I start praying, My parents might think that I'm doing it because of my cousin, out of competition, not sincerely for Allah.