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Furry Chat => General => Topic started by: Eerie on March 08, 2016, 07:10:54 AM
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Hey everyone!
I just said to my mum that one day I want to own a fursuit and I asked her if she knew what it was and she said no, I asked her of the knew what a furry was and she said no, I tried to briefly explain it to her and her only question was "Why would you want to dress up like an animal?" And she ended up getting pretty uninterested in the topic XD
What about you guys, how did your announcement/explanation of being a furry go?
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lets just say to this day i dont think my mum really knows
mwff 2014 i told her about it and since then nothing has been spoken about it
best use a good youtube video and dont ever mention the other side i dont care what you think would be good DONT mention it AT ALL because then your screwed
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At this point, I'd hold off a few years to get a fursuit. You're probably still growing, and there aren't many instances where you'd be able to wear one of those things with school and all. You should also consider that quality has a price, and that fursuits can cost significantly more than any parent would be willing to spend or approve.
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At this point, I'd hold off a few years to get a fursuit. You're probably still growing, and there aren't many instances where you'd be able to wear one of those things with school and all. You should also consider that quality has a price, and that fursuits can cost significantly more than any parent would be willing to spend or approve.
Haha yeah I wasn't planning on getting one soon, I have actually stopped growing but I'm going to be saving up money from working to get one from FurredUp (they seem like good makers) for $2300.
Also I never plan on telling my mum about the "other side", Saph xD
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$2300 is a hefty sum of money. You will have to prioritize anything that comes up first, and consider what you may or may not need the money for in order of importance.
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$2300 is a hefty sum of money. You will have to prioritize anything that comes up first, and consider what you may or may not need the money for in order of importance.
Yeah I certainly will, being a 16 year old though I don't have any Major financial responsibilities, when I have a job I give lots of my money to my mum for rent and bills but if I save up enough I'll hopefully have enough for a nice suit. I'm in no rush being so young and all haha :P
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Lol I was going to say what my story was but now that I look back it was kinda boring XD
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Lol I was going to say what my story was but now that I look back it was kinda boring XD
No go ahead! Every story is an interesting one :D
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Well I was going on and on about how I found this artwork of a half human artwork I told my mother. A few days later I saw the first trailer ever for Zootopia and I fell I love with that also. And now I draw furries all the time and my mother just knows I'm a furry. She was the one who told me about them and I said "I'm that!" And she replied "oh god" with a facepalm XD
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Well I was going on and on about how I found this artwork of a half human artwork I told my mother. A few days later I saw the first trailer ever for Zootopia and I fell I love with that also. And now I draw furries all the time and my mother just knows I'm a furry. She was the one who told me about them and I said "I'm that!" And she replied "oh god" with a facepalm XD
Haha XD That's a great little story of how you discovered the fandom :P
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My mother hates furries. She is afraid of any kind of mascot or mask things because she doesn't know who is behind it. There is a certain phobia related to that. Also, she thinks its deviant from Jesus so she doesn't like it doubly so.
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My parents introduced me to Renascence festival costuming, and that turned into anime cosplay, which turned into fursuits. They know I love making costumes, so they aren't really worried about it. And I'm not going to delve into the whole 'alternate self' bit until I move out and get my life somewhat sorted, though my family is a bunch of incense hippies anyway, all into spiritual selves and whatnot. :P
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ok
also thats furredup is a u.s maker and to import its going to cost a bit because the price of the goods are over 1k theres makers here in aus
http://themenageriecostumes.webs.com/about (http://themenageriecostumes.webs.com/about) heres one local to me in Queensland and they have resonable prices
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My mother hates furries. She is afraid of any kind of mascot or mask things because she doesn't know who is behind it. There is a certain phobia related to that. Also, she thinks its deviant from Jesus so she doesn't like it doubly so.
Aw that kinda sucks... At least you have all these amazing people here and all around the world that love you :D
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My mother hates furries. She is afraid of any kind of mascot or mask things because she doesn't know who is behind it. There is a certain phobia related to that. Also, she thinks its deviant from Jesus so she doesn't like it doubly so.
Aw that kinda sucks... At least you have all these amazing people here and all around the world that love you :D
It's ok :) And yes, I do have all of the fluffies here :3
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ok
also thats furredup is a u.s maker and to import its going to cost a bit because the price of the goods are over 1k theres makers here in aus
http://themenageriecostumes.webs.com/about (http://themenageriecostumes.webs.com/about) heres one local to me in Queensland and they have resonable prices
Ah nice, thanks! :D
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My dad found NSFW furry art on my computer when I was 17, so it was a pretty awkward conversation to start.
Well, he knocked me out before I could say anything, and we never talked about it again.
My mom was too negligent enough to care.
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My dad found NSFW furry art on my computer when I was 17, so it was a pretty awkward conversation to start.
Well, he knocked me out before I could say anything, and we never talked about it again.
My mom was too negligent enough to care.
Aw that sucks, I'm sorry that your dad found out in that way :/
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I think he was more surprised to find, uh, porn on my computer than what the comics and such actually were depicting. ^^'
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I think he was more surprised to find, uh, porn on my computer than what the comics and such actually were depicting. ^^'
That would make sense XD but add the furry aspect to it which probably gave him a double reaction to it haha
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"ONLY WEIRDOS HAVE FURSUITS. *mynamecensor* YOUR NOT GETTING ONE. EVER."
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"ONLY WEIRDOS HAVE FURSUITS. *mynamecensor* YOUR NOT GETTING ONE. EVER."
Aw that sucks :/ at least you have all the love you'll ever need here! ^_^
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If I had to explain furries or if I wanted a fursuit THAT badly, I'm pretty sure I'd go through with it fine. But what gets me is the ambiguous reaction from my parents, such as this:
"Umm... well, that's alright, uh, just do what you like. It's not a, er, problem. We definitely can't get you a fursuit right now, however, sorry."
I'm certainly not a fan of that thought, however harmless it is.
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My mom is a Disney nut, so after seeing Zootopia I gave her a couple gentle nudges; expressing interest in fursuits, learning to sew (Specifically for making things like paws and ears.), showing her my fursona and explaining. She obviously understands that there is a very, uh... for lack of a more respectful term... unusual side, so I don't have to explain why there is a Krystal fursuit that's nearly nude at Comic-Con.
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My parents only vaguely know what furries are from that CSI episode, so I'm apprehensive about saying anything about it.
When I was in middle school my mom knew I drew "anime" animals and she was fine with it, so I think that was a nudge in the right direction even before I considered myself a furry. They also let me buy ears/tails, but I told them it was for cosplay and a Halloween costume, which they ended up being anyway. I still wear them when they aren't around though.
Honestly I don't really ever plan on telling them. My boyfriend's parents are disgusted by furries but he doesn't really have a presence in the fandom, he just has anthro characters.
If I ever really had to tell them, like if they ask, I'll just say that they're people who like anthropomorphic animals.
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Ah I see (to everyone, sorry didn't see replies till now), makes sense!