Advice: Telling others about being furry

[Draco Vertolgr]

we were watching csi when my stepdad said "some people are freaks" so I tried to explain to him tht furries dont do tht but then the argument began there.  well I have no idea how you should start the conversation. hmm...try bringing up mythology or how cool you think it would be to be an animal or whatever maybe you can start it there or better yet you might find out your parents are furries too lol jk

[Draco Vertolgr]

well ask them if they know what a furry is then explain to them what a furry is then tell them you are one.

[Draco Vertolgr]

You want what I said? no you dont. but in terms of going into fursuits, collars and tails just say its a fan thing and you think its cool. now when I told my parents about therian it was horrible. I dont recomend it just dont tell them about I had a horrible experience but maybe your parents are not as close minded as mine. how understanding are they?

[Draco Vertolgr]

oh then just explain to her the episode is crap and Im sure whe will understand

[George]

After about 3 or 4 years, this happened.
I showed my best friend a funny picture (Which was two different Steam sprays) and when he saw my spray (the one on the left) he was like "Are you a furry enthusiast" and I was like "uh, yeah actually." and that was about it.

[Kaine MacDog]

First of all, a simple question.

Are you sure you wanna tell your parents about it ? A lot of people (and I'm one of them) never tell their family about the fandom, and this way nobody gets hurt.

Think. If you tell your parents, you have a 99% chances they will google it ; and we all know that the internet isn't always nice with us. That would lead your parents to believing the wrong thing. And that would suck.

So if you believe it's necessary to tell your family, leave no place to doubt about what a furry is. Really. No place at all.

[Tika]

I have the same problem as you Deadraconis, i tried to explain but it seems they had the wrong idea, and well, without mention my mom said i was mentally ill 

[Kaine MacDog]

Aw... sorry to hear that 

[Aoren Deringer]

I feel that if one must tell family you should have quality material ON HAND. Not online for sure, I recommend paper documents. Probably best to sit and explain during everything.
 
If they're not your family... Well shove it in their faces and lauch as you run away

[MrRazot]

play them this song 
FA - The Furry Song 2009 With Lyrics

[Tika]

it's a nice song 

[Khelan]

If someone decide to call you furfag just turn it on them, it usually works for me:3
My friends hate the fact that im on reddit, for some vierd reason they cant stand the site, while they browse 9gag everyday   
They ask why im on that stupid site, i reply with the same question (No offence to the 9gagers out there)

[Kaine MacDog]

That's quite odd, making fun of someone who's on reddit while browing 9gag 

[CalTheFox]

My parents aren't overly judgemental, they don't know what a Furry is, and they will probably think I have a sick fetish or think I'm just acting like a little kid. Seriosuly I can't think of what to do. Any advice?

[Puncia]

Why would you want to tell them? It's not like you're gay or a transsexual? Not like there's anything wrong with either.

Unless you're a therian, in which you believe you have an animal soul within your body, being a furry is more of an interest or hobby. There's no need to make it a big deal.

"Coming out" to your parents will only alarm them further. Especially since they don't know what it is. Naturally they'll think it's something scary or weird like a fetish, if you call for a family meeting to tell them. I am not saying you should hide it, I just don't see any reason whatsoever to want to tell them.