Advice: Telling others about being furry

[serpington]

meed is a drink that was very popular during the Renaissance, and is still quite popular today at such events.

[Mr.Mustard]

I thought it was spelled 'Mead'?

BTW, I go to those just to buy swords...

[WingedZephyr]

Please stay on topic.

[icy wolf]

i think my friend is starting to accept that iam a furry .... guess in time any one that you know will accept it..... in general my dad is a furry ( he likes antro art), if i get s*** because of it ill tell him hes one as well because he likes the art (but wont say that's just in general )

so my advice is give people time and they should accept it.

[serpington]

when one of my friends got suspicious of why i wouldn't tell him what i want cash for (a new collar, new belt and a commission) i turned it into a game. i gave him clues and slowly introduced him to the concept. he got there eventually (with allot of help....) and he's fine with it.

[Mr.Mustard]

Very clever....

[icy wolf]

good way of letting your friend know that your a furry ..... don't tell them right a way you have a collar like i did. he said iam taking it to far but then i reminded him that his sister user to where cat collars so he shut up about it.

[Tatter]

mwha, i've gone insane,
so i got philosophical at work the other day (happens when it's too boring and i think too much) and decided to mostly take my own advice.

So i went on facebook last night, created a note about me being atheist/bi/and a furry, and tagged my friends and family....

everyone should already know I'm atheist, i know some family turned a blind eye to me being bi, and i dunno about being furry though i described it (i hope) well enough to make them realize it's a fandom like dressing up as Data from star trek, only furrier and cuter lol.

So now no one has any excuse not knowing im thoses three things, i dunno, during work, i just suddenly got tired of having to live half truths to some people, and said f'it, im just going to be me!

[✡]

Good for you tatter! I am also atheist bi and furry but somethings keepig me in the half truths

[Tatter]

Good for you tatter! I am also atheist bi and furry but somethings keepig me in the half truths

thanks, but its usuyally fear that keeps us in the half truths, fear some one, or no one, will accept us

i have 3 answer so far, my bro's gf/fiance was acceptive, as well as my 2nd cousin (my age) donnie, an aunt kinda gave me a cold shoulder and just told me not to tag her in any of my rants... so yeah, there will always be people who don't accept you

but i gotta tell you, it just feels good to get it all of you chest and not have to worry about it and damned be to those that arn't willing ot understand

[Kodachi Devil]

....tatter. you AGAIN confuse me.
who the heck is Data from star trek o-o.
more importantly are we talking Star Trek the OOOOOOOOLD one or the NEEEEEEEEEEW one?

and I have one friend that like, is a hypocrite about furry now.
Him: Eww.....you're furry....so you do that thing when you dress up in costumes and do people >,<? (he said a much......dirtier word than do)

Me: Uhm....i don't do that. I just draw. *Continues comic*
Him: ...oh thats nasty you and your porn suck
Me: ......says the one that is a freaking BLOODY ROAR ADDICT!
Him: Uh......n-no i'm not!

He then came to me later and was all "OMG WHY DYOU SAY THAT IN FRONT OF THE COOL KIIIIIIIIDS"
so yeah. now he's my friend again o-o

[✡]

Quite the friend kodachi *goes back to playing bloody roar*

[Kyriin]

What I think is, if you have a friend, and you tell them you're a furry and then they flip out about it and start hating you - they're not really a friend.
'Cause a friend would accept you for who you are in the least.
And as for family who can't do that, it's.. not much better. Though of course family is family.
Unfortunately people aren't so open minded :c

[Tatter]

100% agree with jasper!

if they will love you, they will strive to understand and accept you
if they don't, well then....their priorities, or their affection, seems misplaced

[Kodachi Devil]

i call him a furry in denial sometimes . I mean seriously he made a comic and the main caharacter was "Superbunny" and the entire cast was animals. and then he's like "oh tahts stupid. mhm "
speaking of family.
My dad loves the comic but my moms in super-mega-denial. about my entire life . Appearently according to her im a catholic schoolboy who practically lives the bible .
I think I've destroyed her image of me, consdiering i dont even go to a catholic school. I fdont know WHERE she pulled that idea from.