I'll tell you something. Once upon a time, I had a fantastic group of online friends while I was big time into the Lord of the Rings fandom. We were all banded together in what was called the Lord of the Rings Sisters. It didn't last long, since we had our differences, but whatever. I kept in contact with a bunch of them for a long time. Well! I was lucky enough to be really good friends with the girl who started it. She went by the name of Ivy. Being a young highschooler, I absolutely adored Ivy, who was a good bit older than me. Early twenties. One day, we secretly had a phone conversation (oh ho ho! I was shifty) and talked over how fun it would be for me to visit her that summer.
After muuuucchhh mental debate, I popped the question to my parents one day while having dinner at this restaurant. I can still remember it, down to where we were sitting. They said, "we'll think about it." A few months later (after much assurances and planning on my part), my dad was on the phone with Ivy, discussing the conditions of me staying with her for a few days on the other side of the state. Around two weeks later, I was in a car with her and her boyfriend, already having the time of my life.
To this day, I'm so happy that I made the decision to step up and tell my parents about this. It was almost like opening up to them in ways I had been terrified to before. They now knew that I had friends online and, more importantly, that I was rather close to these friends. In a way, they knew not to knock on me being on the computer as much as I was and still am. ... Of course, it's the first thing my mother threatens to take away, but whatever.
...I probably won't go farther with my escapades online, in fear of being disowned. If you think fanfic is bad, imagine having to tell your parents that you roleplay almost every day as mostly male characters. Er, mostly male characters interested in the same gender. Conservative Republican family, ahoy! Oh yeah, and, uh, that I'm spending up to $150 on one costume to go to an anime convention in.
I am the queen of nerdiness, or something.
I'm jealous of your being able to visit your friends this summer, though. Personally, I think that it's way awesome. More than anything, I hope that you're able to open up to your parents a little more. It's a big relief off of your shoulders, believe me.
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After muuuucchhh mental debate, I popped the question to my parents one day while having dinner at this restaurant. I can still remember it, down to where we were sitting. They said, "we'll think about it." A few months later (after much assurances and planning on my part), my dad was on the phone with Ivy, discussing the conditions of me staying with her for a few days on the other side of the state. Around two weeks later, I was in a car with her and her boyfriend, already having the time of my life.
To this day, I'm so happy that I made the decision to step up and tell my parents about this. It was almost like opening up to them in ways I had been terrified to before. They now knew that I had friends online and, more importantly, that I was rather close to these friends. In a way, they knew not to knock on me being on the computer as much as I was and still am. ... Of course, it's the first thing my mother threatens to take away, but whatever.
...I probably won't go farther with my escapades online, in fear of being disowned. If you think fanfic is bad, imagine having to tell your parents that you roleplay almost every day as mostly male characters. Er, mostly male characters interested in the same gender. Conservative Republican family, ahoy! Oh yeah, and, uh, that I'm spending up to $150 on one costume to go to an anime convention in.
I am the queen of nerdiness, or something.
I'm jealous of your being able to visit your friends this summer, though. Personally, I think that it's way awesome. More than anything, I hope that you're able to open up to your parents a little more. It's a big relief off of your shoulders, believe me.