Does your family know you're furry?

[z00p]

What do they think of your lifestyle?

If not.. why don't you want them to know?



And of course, I'm chinese;  I must be normal or I'll be ostricized =p
"Mom, these are just cartoon characters, don't worry about it"

[mediar]

Nope and nope.

[zenia]

I don't have contact with most of my family... but I think they know and don't care. I don't think it is a big deal anyway. >3

[furrybmxer]

My family does not know yet but I plean to let them figure it out on thair own because I'm no sur how they'd react to it because they always didn't like my wired frends and alwas crticied me about them I still plane to hide it as best I can and if they find out they find out I personally don't see as a big deal but if there's a possibility it my change the way my family thinks about me or reacts around me it turns in to a big deal because I like things the way they are.

Bubut I have told 2 of my frandsthat I'm furry and they don't see  me differently

[AMZinthos]

Yes. My mom doesn't seem to understand or care much about the furry part what bothers her is my sexuality  :-\. Rest of my family haven't been in the same country as me for the past 11 years so I don't talk to them much lol

[Runemist34]

Yes, parts of my family do know (my fathers don't, oddly), and my mom is fine with it, and I think it weirded out my sister, because she went with the whole infamous "Zomg, what about the sex aspect thing?" from CSI. I tried to explain, but I think she's sort of written it off as "Well, she's not some strange sexual deviant, so it's fine."

...And yes, I did plural "fathers," as I have my step father and my "real" father, both of whom have special places in my life. I don't think either of them would understand at all.

[Zythren]

No except a couple friends. I'd prefer it like that just to avoid questions and such. :S

[Hadlock]

my parents know, but i dont think they care :P

[Campbell]

Some of mine do, some don't. Being furry isn't anything I hide, nor is it something I feel the need to tell them about either. The ones that do couldn't care less about it. Although my mom did say I should get a fursuit cause they looked like fun...

[zenia]

hehe Even my boss and coworkers all know. The newest coworker (who is my age) was all interested when I told her about crochet-based yarn tails and when she gets some free time, she is gonna try to make me one. >)

[StickyTheDragon]

Only my mom knows, and she doesn't really get it. She doesn't seem to care much. My sexuality, however, does concern her. When I told her I was bisexual, she started crying and told me "You can't have it both ways". What's that supposed to mean?

[mediar]

Only my mom knows, and she doesn't really get it. She doesn't seem to care much. My sexuality, however, does concern her. When I told her I was bisexual, she started crying and told me "You can't have it both ways". What's that supposed to mean?

I am pretty sure my mom would be ok with me being bi, but my dad cried for 30 min after he told me my sister was gay... Not sure how'd he react to me being bi. It's the same reason why they dunno about me being a furry.

[z00p]

omg.. doesnt it make it extremely awkward when your parents cry after you tell them of your orientation?

I wouldnt know what to do if mine started crying....

"haha, i'm just joking, mom! I'm straight! Fooled you! ^^;;;;"

[zenia]

It amuses me when a parent would cry about their kid being gay. I mean, if the kid went "Mom... I'm straight." you know she wouldn't burst into tears of grief.

[Zen]

To answer the first question ... no they don't, and I have no intention of bringing it up just yet.  Actually, I only recently told anyone about my interest in the fandom, but it was someone I already knew was a part of it.

One of my peeves is parents who can't love their children for whom they are, just because their orientation isn't "normal".  I have three children, and if any of them came to me and say "hey dad, I'm gay / bi / trans / etc" then the only reason I'd be in tears is due to joy.  I want my kids to be able to be open with me, and be true to themselves.