You know it's time to change your avatar when...

[wishfulthinking]

...you discover your parents have this site bookmarked on their favourites. Fuckity bucket. Sort of like indirect incest

 

[Liar]

Jeepers. Otoh, they might not totally disapprove then.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Mum and my step-dad would tell me if they already stumbled across me They wouldn't disaprove, but mum would tell all her friends, and that I don't need! My Dad and step-mum know, and dad designed the look of my own site. He wants me to write a book.

But the thought of my parents reading a story of mine is still yugh! Over-reacting probably.

 

[rgraham666]

I see nothing wrong with your new AV.

My parents know what I write. They'll never read it though.

My mom supports me although she doesn't exactly approve. My dad is indifferent, as he is to most things.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Knowing your steamy stories, she would disapprove a lot more if she read em, eh?

 

[arienette]

My mothers are in full support of what I write.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Brownie points for your mum. Does she tell everybody though? My mum would. Not that I am ashamed or embarrased, but I feel it is not something my boss needs to know But may get that raise

night everybody, I'm off to bed!

 

[lil_elvis]

Well, my folks don't know, but I did get this new photo of my favorite author.

 

[arienette]

Brownie points for your mum. Does she tell everybody though? My mum would. Not that I am ashamed or embarrased, but I feel it is not something my boss needs to know But may get that raise

night everybody, I'm off to bed!

Well since she runs Abs, everyone already knows.

 

[Nirvanadragones]

My mothers are in full support of what I write.

Amen, my wonderful daughter

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

Damn I need to go wash my thumb before anyone recognizes me.

 

[wishfulthinking]

shit, is that you Rupert John Smith the III? I haven't seen you since preschool!

btw, your drawings haven't improved since then!

 

[Aurora Black]

But the thought of my parents reading a story of mine is still yugh! Over-reacting probably.

Nice AV change.

My mother supports me and volunteers to preview my contest stories before I send them in.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

My mum knows, and she was glad when I won 2:nd prize in the Survivor contest a few years ago, but she prefers it if I can make money in something less perverted, so she can boast to her friends about it.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I've mentioned that I post things on here to them. Don't think they are interested, and doubt they have seen any of my stuff (though my father would recognize my screen name as I use it for my poker name too).

 

[Belegon]

my Mom & Dad both support me...indeed, everyone in my family who knows gives at least the "I can't tell you what to do, so I hope you do it well..." if not full approval...

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Ari is Vana's daughter? Didn't know that! No wonder I like her.

My parents? My dad is a hellfire and brimstone Baptist preacher of the fundamentalist ilk. My mother is still very much involved in their church. Does that tell you anything? I'm afraid they'd have strokes if they knew what I do on Lit and other sites.

 

[matriarch]

No-one in my family has any idea of what I do here. They know I write poetry, have done so all my life, I even showed my 'Reap as Ye Sow' one to my boys, as it was about them.

Some of my close friends know I write dirty stories, and so far, only 3 have read them. An ex-friend read my first one, and was so disgusted, she hasn't spoken to me since - after almost 3 years. I sent it to her partner, who's a writer, to proof read for me, and she replied, liked it, next thing I get an e-mail saying she can't be in touch with me any more, and I'll have to just wait. She had made a huge mistake, and was going to have to work hard to repair the 'damage'. That any e-mails I sent would be deleted unopened. Sheesh. . I had to assume my 'friend' had read the story, Summer Outing and been so disgusted (she is a passionate anti-porn, at least straight porn, but this...???)she wanted nothing more to do with me. I found it very sad, we'd been pretty close for several years after meeting while studying with the Open University. I'd been there with her when she realised, and finally admitted she was gay, while she explored the gay scene, while she got into difficulties, while she teased and flirted with me, and while she met and fell in love with one of her pupils from an adult Italian class, and while she acrimoniously parted from her husband and moved in with the gf. There were 5 of us who kept in touch all during our OU studies after that year we met, met regularly at each other's homes, went to the theatre together, attended each other's birthday parties, graduation parties....Then suddenly, no more.

I guess it still hurts.

Anyway. I'm not judged on here, and Mindy loves my stories, in fact is still waiting for me to write one for her. So that's ok.

 

[S-Des]

My AVs are, and always will be something other than me. My nephews know about my stories (it really cracks them up, especially when their uncle gets a, "You're story sucked and you're fucking sick," comment). No one else in my family ever will. It's not their thing, so I won't put it in their face. Many of my friends now know and are very supportive. But my ex does not (and never will) know. I have no doubt she would try to use it against me (if you doubt me, I have about 100 emails where she threatens to take away my visitation for wrongs that are totally a product of her warped mind). It would also be a problem at work.

So I will stay anonymous (except to my close friends here). I'll leave the RL AVs to the lovely women of the AH and Salvor (you are the man...well, sort of).

 

[cfuhrer]

For me the AV wouldnt be a problem, as I have none and the one planned isnt a face shot.
However, my username would be... might have to think about abandoning it.
At the time I selected it I was all about being open and honest about who I was and what my interests were.... now, Im not so sure that was a smart idea.