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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #315 on: March 21, 2011, 10:58:13 PM »
Ok. Sorry WZ.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #316 on: March 22, 2011, 03:59:14 PM »
I'm not going to tell anyone just yet, though I'd like to eventually. It shouldn't be a problem unless they decide to google it or something. I shouldn't have any trouble wearing collars, and maybe even tails around them; I've always had a kinda weird taste in clothes and such, so it wouldn't be too unusual.

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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #317 on: March 23, 2011, 04:00:26 AM »
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #318 on: March 24, 2011, 06:22:53 AM »
just a note: reactions will always very, these are the same in all "Coming out" scenarios where what you are is considered by the awkward social morals we force upon ourselves as "wrong"

disapproval, there will always be someone who dissaproves, often it is someone who is not to close, unless your parents are jerks, they will talk out against you for it, put you down for it, attempt to do a little to make you feel bad for being a furry

ignorance- no im not talking about stupidity=ignorance, im talking about ignoring you, this often happens with PARENTS, you've just come out, you want some kind of reaction, you may get an "Uh-Hum" and thats it, nothing more, unfortunately if you push this kind of person, it often turns into disapproval

acknoledgement- while it isn't full on acceptance, this is ok, they acknowledge you are a furry, they don't dissaprove, they apparently don't want much to do with it, but the ywont hinder you, and they are not ignoring you

approval- the usual really good happening, the one you told, approves of it, probably thinks its cute, and supports you for being a furry!

involvement- this is rare, but it happens, sort of is happening to me, it happens when the person you told wants to become more involved into what you are or what you are doing,
for example my mother invited me to watch a part of hawaii five oh the other day because they where at a convention with furries (think it was sci fi con or  comic con cause i saw wonderwoman, who, as far as i know, is not an often furrycon visitor) this could be anything as little as to what i just mentioned, as big as she wants to tow along on your conventions, to hang in the background at least, or as very big as, she's now going to become a furry, i dunno, if my mom came out as a furry, i'd think that was pretty awsome

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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #319 on: March 24, 2011, 08:51:16 AM »
i think my mum knows more than she lets on,and that she suspects something, that or i'm just way to lucky and she didn't take advantage of the two gaping holes in my security eirlier today. man i was freaked out when i noticed them.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #320 on: March 24, 2011, 10:06:17 AM »
Tatter, I saw that episode they didn't show the furries much the cops where looking for a suspect and some other guy was like she hangs out in the furry fandom section so they walked over there, the two other furries she was talking to walked away when she started talking to the cops and that was it.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #321 on: March 24, 2011, 10:19:51 AM »
We talkin old hawaii five o or new one?
And my mom is using this as an oppurtunity to make fun of me.
She called me furry obsessed in a store full of comic nerds o_o
i got weird looks and a nod of approval from an older gentleman
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #322 on: March 24, 2011, 10:03:45 PM »
Man. Your mom sounds kinda mean.
But so what? It's your decision. If people don't like it, their lives will be a little less enriched.  :)
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #323 on: March 24, 2011, 10:05:39 PM »
Meh, whatever. I kinda don't care o_o
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #324 on: March 27, 2011, 01:35:07 AM »
Today my big brother came to our house for dinner with his girlfriend, my mom, my brother and his girlfriend came to my room to see some old photos on my computer and since I now have great artwork as my desktop wallpaper they saw it and they thought it was very cool, they don't know I'm a furry nor they know what a furry is.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #325 on: March 27, 2011, 02:40:46 AM »
Tee-hee.
My cousins know today.
I'm also out of the closet. Well, not like, out. I just notified the family ahead of time not to be alarmed if i hook up with a guy.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #326 on: March 27, 2011, 04:57:03 AM »
My mom has known about me being in the fandom since I joined it, and she was just like 'okay...bring your washing down then'

Still haven't really told my friends, I doubt they'd care at all but meh.

As for regards to coming out with bi-ness and gender stuffs. nope. told my girlfriend and a few close friends, but that's it.


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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #327 on: April 02, 2011, 04:55:01 PM »
Well I've been discovered by my dad, who I had to set him straight about what I was, and what I liked.
He proceeded to beat me, after that I  couldn't take it, so I fought back.
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #328 on: April 02, 2011, 05:45:02 PM »
wow foxy just wow i'm sorry D:
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Re: Advice: Telling others about being furry
« Reply #329 on: April 02, 2011, 05:53:40 PM »
Its okay.
It ened up making me stronger. And I broke his arm.
I told if he didnt like me, he wont have someone to pay for his funeral and his retirement home.

 

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