You would never know I was a furry in real life because I never show it and I don't own anything furry, simply because I don't feel it's necessary, not because I'm afraid (I'm actually very open about it), but my IRL friend from high school knows (he's a fur himself), and my step-brother knows. My mom has seen my Second Life fox avatar on FaceBook, but I don't think she knows what a furry is, as she just responded "interesting..." to it.