Advice: Telling others about being furry

[Georgisaur]

Not sure if this has been posted, but this video is great! How to explain what a "Furry" is to your parents - or a guide to "Furries" for parents

[Sirius]

I've told all my close friends and they just don't say anything good or bad really. Some are very chill an laugh with me and ask questions and just get involved ya know? Which i appreciate a ton and have alot of respect for those that do. So far i haven't had  one bad reaction! They usually tell me they always thought something was up with me and i was different.

[nixon/monto]

You got some great friends right there. Tell them that they are great people. (I'm jealous)

[Sirius]

I will i love em to death 

[pawz9]

with one of my friends I accidently mentioned furries around her and she freaked out a little but I explained it and she was fine even interested and another friend I think I may have actually turned her into a furry

[✡]

nearly all of my friends these days are furries.

[Anarchy0331]

I just told my friends right out of the blue "i think im goona be a furry" they mostly just laughed made some perv jokes and asumed i was just drunk. I was but here i am.

[nixon/monto]

Well you are obviously dealing with older people so I can't help there. Sorry

[Arquette]

Furries are virtually unheard of among my group of friends and acquaintencies, so I have had to preceed with caution. They are fairly new friends made from a Martial Arts club, and I don't know them well enough yet to explain my interest in anthropomorphic art and my looning around the family home as a furry with a homebrew tail attached to my butt. 

When I told mum, she went 0__o so I was rather blushy as tried to explain what actually attracted me to the fandom in the first place. Now. . ..my mum is one of these rare people who will take interest in almost anything, rather than pre-judge and dismiss furry interests as a load of old tosh. After listening, she said which I think was quite accurate: 'Furries are probably somewhat outré, maybe bohemian, even. But very definitely individualistic, off-the-wall humour and altogether, really quite friendly. And maybe, hopefull, gay, or bisexual or whatever they happen to feel comfortable about'.

Now, I like that very much. Shows just how informed mum really is and how delightfully kind and caring to my feelings. Mum actually forstered me; the last 2 years have been a wonderful journey with her, and I am very blessed indeed.

[nixon/monto]

Very cool. Same goes to my family.
You martial arts friends don't tell them till you are really god friends. Or don't tell them at all. As they say (some things are best left unsaid.) 

[Arquette]

Very cool. Same goes to my family.
You martial arts friends don't tell them till you are really god friends. Or don't tell them at all. As they say (some things are best left unsaid.) 

I will take your advice and not tell them. Thank you for that. 

[nixon/monto]

Your welcome.

(You are who you are, even if dont know who that is.)
I actually have a saying. "Be you even if that you is the you no one likes." 

[vulpes inculta]

My advice? Just tell them, and have them research it for themselves. If they happen upon an accurate description of our illustrious fandom, good! But if they find a innacurate, hateful report that points out that 5% of us that are WAY out there, steer them towards a better source of info-I prefer Wikipedia.
if they still judge you as some animal f*cking loon, ask them this:
should the entirety of the human race be judged on the actions of, say, Hitler?
They will say no (if they say yes, you may want to just walk away without turning your back.)
So why should we be judged by the jerks who commit bestiality?
AND JUST LIKE THAT, YOU HAVE THEM TRAPPED.
Well, it works for me, anyways.

[Rhoryc]

Murry, purry
Guess who's a furry!

Problem solved.

[ZaraRa]

I have a story for efurryone! ^D^

yesterday I went to the foam shop (yes, *the*) with my dad to get some foam for my mask, the guy knew exactly what I was talkign about and gave me tips and advice  he also yanked my puppy tail  he also threw in the thicker foam for free!
I guess people only come to him for fursuit making  furries seem to be quite popular where I live.
and storm troopers. Holy feck yes, go into town where I live, it's like funny clothing central, onesies and storm troopers and fluffy ears/tails galore!