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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #705 on: January 06, 2014, 10:47:21 AM »
Vulps, your sister is just being a sibling. As aggravating as they are and as hurtful as they can be they still love you. The thing that would hurt her most, is silence. I never said I was a furry, but I wear tails to school and wigs and I mew like a kitten when I'm afraid. I've gotten lucky and have friends that think I'm adorable, but my family makes fun of me constantly, except for my grandmother (bless her though she does occasionally she's happy if I'm happy and doesn't object too much <3 she's just thank full I'm not getting plastic surgery or actually dying my hair xD) No matter what they say, family is family and they love you. Friends, you make those every day, and they aren't worth your time if they are going to make fun of you. Your family however, can't be replaced. When you are both older and your sister isn't trying to be,"cool" she will realize how wrong she was to tease you. She'll come around c: don't let her bother you so much. Hell if you can't be silent next time she starts getting to you, just look at her and smile genuinely, and say, "that was funny, I love you too sis." Then try to chuckle a bit because the face she will make will be priceless x3


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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #706 on: January 06, 2014, 04:28:17 PM »
I'll try my best to turn that condescending tone into a priceless moment.
Note that my sister has Furry Friends at school and is totally fine with them.
Make sure your fiends know the correct definition of a furry before you tell them.
Yeah, did not do that, and turns out the person i told just did not know the whole definition of furries.
Running around and shouting at the school that i'm some sort of perverted moron.
Make sure they know the CORRECT definition of furry before you tell them.
That is key.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #707 on: January 06, 2014, 04:52:49 PM »
I'll try my best to turn that condescending tone into a priceless moment.
Note that my sister has Furry Friends at school and is totally fine with them.
Make sure your fiends know the correct definition of a furry before you tell them.
Yeah, did not do that, and turns out the person i told just did not know the whole definition of furries.
Running around and shouting at the school that i'm some sort of perverted moron.
Make sure they know the CORRECT definition of furry before you tell them.
That is key.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #708 on: January 06, 2014, 05:15:43 PM »
Thank you.
Its valuble information i lerned the hard way.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #709 on: January 06, 2014, 05:19:38 PM »
Thank you.
Its valuble information i lerned the hard way.
I hear that. still trying to find a place to live after that flood... I miss my house. not my family, just my house
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #710 on: February 09, 2014, 01:38:12 AM »
I have told 4-5 people. a couple thought the fandom was all about animal pr0n and "fetishes" for anthropomorphic animals but I explained to them what it really was before telling them.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #711 on: February 09, 2014, 01:39:35 AM »
"Its jsur people that like to dress up"
There you go.

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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #712 on: February 13, 2014, 12:32:41 AM »
First, before telling them, you should ask them what THEY think a furry is.  Then explain to them what a furry is, make sure you address their misconceptions, then tell them. That's what I did.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #713 on: February 14, 2014, 03:36:12 AM »
First, before telling them, you should ask them what THEY think a furry is.
I think that is a very important step tostart with
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #714 on: February 14, 2014, 04:32:26 PM »
Why tell what other furs do? Why not tell of what "you" do in the fandom. For example I said "I draw anthropomorphic characters on my free time." And they are alright with that. They cant judge you off of what they see from others if they don't know what others do.


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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #715 on: February 19, 2014, 04:52:25 AM »
Remember to know that not everyone will be ok with you being a Furry
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #716 on: February 21, 2014, 05:21:11 AM »
what happened maskaRaccoon?
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #717 on: February 21, 2014, 09:18:05 AM »
Some jerks yanked on my collar hard enough to leave a mark, called me offensive names, and kicked me a few times
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #718 on: February 21, 2014, 10:27:10 PM »
Wow, that is messed up! Was this at school or what?
I think it's best only to tell people you truly trust.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #719 on: February 22, 2014, 01:37:29 AM »
That is messed up. You have one heck of a backstory maska. (And I thought mine was bad.) they are just incompetent  and stupid bullys. Your way better then them


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