So anypony who has seen my introduction topic knows that I am kinda still new to the whole brony scene and all, and well, that I have tried to not let my parents know it as I am pretty certain I have a good idea of what they would say, well I usually try to catch a few episodes each night on Netflix when my parents are asleep, and I make a new profile on my dads Netflix account to watch MLP on and just delete it afterward before the morning, as this is the only way to remove watching history on Netflix, well tonight... I may have forgotten to actually switch to the other profile and have been watching MLP on the main profile, my dad's. I am kinda wondering what to do here and sort of worried, am I gonna have to already explain to my dad that I like MLP? Is now the time to tell him that, or even explain what a brony is and that they exist to him? I mean, there isn't anything really standing out obvious on there... But still... Any thoughts, suggestions, anything? Thanks in advance.
Tell him that people were talking about it online, so you watched a few episodes to see what the big deal was.
Yeah good idea, but I don't know, maybe if they ask I will just straight up say like... "Yeah, I'm a brony..." I mean, as evidence from that episode with RD in the hospital, you can't really keep something a secret for long...
Just this. If you want to keep it a secret, yeah just say you watched an episode that was specifically suggested and that you watched it at night because you were embarrassed you were watching it at all. I'd imagine they'd simply not care if you watch it as long as you don't make any sort of big deal about it.
I guess that would work too, but it would be a lie... As I am not embarrassed at all, and I actually do love the show... I suppose I will go with that if he asks, but I would probably wind up leading into just saying it...
I'm just saying if it's easier for you to act like you've just seen it once so far, then "slowly get hooked" into it, you could do it that way. Yeah it's better to not lie, but if you're not ready to reveal the truth, just let the truth come out over the course of time.
Ultimately, this is just a tv show. If you don't want your parents to know, they don't have to and they shouldn't judge you poorly for it. People watch some questionable things all the time and a show that attempts to meld moral lessons with humour and adventure is commendable considering you could be watching...I dunno...Jeremy Kyle? Wait...You're American. Umm...You could be watching...Deal or No Deal? Or Jay Leno? Fox News, I guess? I'm sure there's something deplorable on TV that you're avoiding. Being an ocean away kinda limits your knowledge. The explanation of "I was just checking it out, it's actually not that bad at all" will likely work once. It's ultimately your call after that. However, if you do end up having 'the talk' because they're a little concerned, you need to counter their understandable but somewhat baseless viewpoint that you might be acting strange here. This will take a little homework because you're a new addition to the herd but there's plenty of arsenal around. So, tell them about the artwork. Tell them about the charity work like The Seeds of Kindness. Tell them about various notable people being rallied help from the fanbase to provide support (Icky comes to mind). Tell them about the amount of fanwork. Tell them about any stories you've heard about people being brought together because of this. Or even the atmosphere at the last meetup you went to (providing it's was a good one, of course). Heck, I've sat in a pub talking to a large 40 year old guy with a biker jacket discussing how cute Fluttershy is. I'd never get to do that in the Roleplayer crowd I came from! If you are cornered into that talk, just think of the good of what this eccentric realm of the internet has accomplished. You shouldn't be ashamed to want to be a part of that. Take deep breaths, remain calm and think through your replies.
Thanks Fox and Xalder, I guess will try to just let time tell and see what happens, and if they ask, I will defiantly tell them of all the fanwork and all, I they probably won't think anything of it as I wouldn't make a big deal of it, but I'll just see what they say in the next few days and take it from there. Also, Fluttershy IS cute as hell, I mean she is the best out of the mane 6 after all
This is my thinking on this subject. I used to somewhat poke fun at my brother for liking MLP. Slowly I started to get into after he had talked to me so much about it. So I'm new to this scene as well. I also look at it this way: I love reading Manga and watching Anime, those are kind of taboo things to people as well and they look at me like I'm a weirdo for watching/reading those things. So, I quit messing with my brother and gave MLP a chance. Everyone has something they like that someone else will think they are weird for, no getting around that. That definitely goes for parents. If you keep that in mind, things will be easier. There will always be things you like that someone else wouldn't. That's the best way to look at it. As long as you're happy with the show, doing art or whatever, then that's all that matters. Try finding a character that is similar to your dad and maybe show it to him? Maybe he'll like it? IDK, just a suggestion.
As long as you don't make a big deal, he probably won't either. You shouldn't feel like you need to fess up to something. If he asks, say that it's a cartoon you enjoy. Whoopie do. Don't lie about it, but don't freak out either. If you really don't want to tell him then just go the route and say you were interested by what someone said and checked it out out of curiosity. Technically still not really lying, just more subtle. Also it's possible he may not even think anything of it or might even conclude that he or you accidentally selected it or something. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
