Does your family know you're furry?

[mediar]

liar! You know it's not -entirely- BS xD

Well.. you guys did break my badge :C

[Mattfolx]

I think I got my mom into the fandom, because she asked me if I could make hear a suit.... Funny how things happen, eh?

[squashNstretch]

I'm more 'fur curious' than anything, and no. My folks would have no clue. My wife pokes fun at me when she 'catches' me browsing furry sites, but that's about it.

[Arrea]

My parents do, I told them, but they shrugged it off, unknowing of the meaning, despite my pitiful explanations X3

[Tonk]

My parrents know and are 100% fine with it. However they don't really understand it.
The rest of my family diffinitly not. Though I would not deny it if asked.
As far as friends go, the few nonfur friends i have figered it out on there own and either said nothing or make the odd joke about it.

I honestly don't think being a fur is something someone should act like they are in the closet over. If it is presented to someone as just a crazy hobby it seems alot less negative and not a big deal. IMO the best thing to do when explaining it to family is focus on the positives. However i would mention there is an adult side that some choose to partake in. If they knew nothing about it they will learn that fact eventualy and it will look like you are hiding something and it will probably be blown out of perportion.
Just my 0.02

[Fazar]

My Mother, Brother, and Father know I'm a furry.  For the most part I don't think most of them fully understand the concept behind it aside from my brother who is completely disgusted with it.  He doesn't hate me, but he does not aprove of my life style.

Most of my non-fur friends, and co-workers also know I am a furry.  I kind of wear the tag proudly(without shoving it in peoples faces).

I want to think for the most part I'm a pretty normal and respectable person.  I'm not socially awkward(least I dont think i am), and if people like me for who I am, it doesn't matter what my interests are.

[xeneros]

My parents know. My dad never spoke to me about it. Mom thought it was wierd and that was that. Pretty much no further discussion, which I am COMPLETELY fine with because it would be too hard to properly explain things and is not worth my time.

[Rant]

My family wouldn't understand... my dad would, but my step mom... I can hear the judging now... I mean I remember my step mom finding a sexy picture I drew in my awkward phase of my fursona with a girl.. WHOO THAT LIT SPARKS! It's just not that big a part of my life to worry too much about, my boy friend knows and loves me for/despite it! That's what really matters to me! *happyhounds*

[Snoww]

Well I display my badges in my room... though there isn't an inch of wall space that isn't covered in wolf pictures and artwork; so... time to start putting pictures on the ceiling. x3

[professor whovianart]

some do, my pre-mom thinks it`s fine, i just talked to one of my sisters in ottawa couple of nights ago, she thinks it`s funny, and no weirder than anything else i do, my one sister in bellingham does not care, but warned me that i am making a business decision, for i do a lot of cons, and she thinks it might affect my sales, my sister and her husband in victoria are fine with it all, and my one nephew thinks it rocks, but at this time not all of my family know yet, but so far so good.

[Novel]

My grandma knows. She's pretty awesome and is fine with it after I explained I'm not part of the sex aspect. My mom is helping me with my fursuit, she kind a has an idea of what it is but is mostly "It's not drugs it's not unprotected sex, so it's fine" my friends think it's completely normal. But then two cosplay and ones into Victorian reenactment, so we aren't a "normal" group of friends.

[weremagnus]

I think my mom knows. I'm not sure though as I've never outright said "Hey mom I'm a furry" but I certainly don't try to hide my artwork or interest in animal cartoons/anthropomorphic characters and that sort of thing. She knows what furries are too (thanks CSI) and she helped me make a fursuit for halloween once. So, yeah I guess she knows but doesn't really care. I'm sure she compares it to other things I am a fan of, like Star Wars. Which is how I treat furry anyway - it's a hobby firstly for me, and I guess sort of a lifestyle second?

My brother also knows I guess. I've never made a big deal about it so it's never been an 'oh my god you're so weird' thing

[Whitefoot]

My family doesn't know I'm a furry yet, even though I've casually worn stuff like this when visiting home. With all the misconceptions surrounding the fandom, I think it's best not to involve them in that aspect of my life. If I'm ever asked, I won't deny it, but they'll need to ask.

I told my best friend (non-furry) over the weekend--felt like I had to, after he unwittingly helped me make a duct tape dummy last month (such a great friend!)--and I think he's cool with it. My sister knows about furries and I'd say she's going to find out I'm a furry in about two weeks, as soon as we hit Kotatsu :P

[Tef]

My mom's more accepting of the fact that I'm a furry, though I do get the sort of lecture that only an irresponsible individual would get regarding how the fandom involves people from all walks of life, and sexualities as if it was a bad thing. To be honest, I'm half baffled, and half WTF - especially with the comment that follows from her regarding how fursuiters are cowards whom don't like to show their real faces. I know I sort of talked her out of that...somewhat.

Pft...Parents, they can be so overprotective sometimes.

[Tosca]

I 'broke' it to my parents by making them watch the furry episode of Fanboy Confessional with me. xD They're cool with it--or at least, they were after I got the 'there are creeps in every group' lecture. They view it as an artists' label like steampunk or anime.