When I started watching the series, It was the middle of summer. I had nothing to do, I had a bum leg, and when I found the show out of curiosity, I said "Why not?". Months later, my brony-ness has been exposed to the limelight, and practically all my friends, and a few of my teachers know I'm a brony. Everyone that is...Except for Dad. Letting my dad know that I'm a brony is the last step from exiting the closet. But my dad has no tolerance for anything remotley, well...silly. It's hard to explain, but to make a long story short, he's about 50-ish, and has a different mindset than other parents. It took me a long time before my dad accepted the fact that I STILL played pokemon, at which point he said it was time to "grow up". There are perhaps countless more examples, but my dad not knowing is simply outrageous. I have to wait until he's asleep (around Midnight or so), just so I can watch the episodes on Youtube. For a while, its been the norm, but now I've felt enough is enough. What do you think I should do?
go for it is what I say, and if he tells you to grow up, tell him that you already have, and you like what you have become
I say do it. My grandmother is the same way. When she found out, she assumed I was gay, but after a month she just gave it up. -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums
Just tell him. You have nothing to lose. If says "grow up" just shrug and take it in stride. Some people won't get it.
I always hear, even when the results are negative, that bronies generally feel a lot better when they have totally come out of the stable. It is nothing to be ashamed of, it is something to be proud of. Remember that if your dad cannot accept it, the problem is with your dad, not with you.
I still haven't told my Dad and I feel he would think of me as less of a man (not that I care about that). I definitely feel he's the person who would quickly get over it but I still have some trouble telling him. Once I get back from College though, I definitely think I'll ease him into it (if my brother hasn't already told him) because I think it's only positive to let people know, at least for personal growth.
I agree with what the others have said, stand up for what you like and tell him. It sounds like everyone else that knows has been accepting of it at this point. You sound like you are ready so I say just go for it. Please let us know what happens regardless, we're all here for you!
It sounds corny, but try to be the whole "be the change you want to see" kind of thing. You can have all sorts of weird hobbies, but if you are a responsible person with purpose and character, nobody will care what they are. If you're a total mess, people will pick out the weird things you do. If you lead a healthy and productive life compared to others, and still watch ponies, nobody will complain. That's the main thing I don't get about the whole coming out about ponies thing. People knowing you like ponies or not doesn't change what you do with your life. My boss, a few of my sisters, and my close friends know I like ponies. They do not care. If I was bad at my job, mean to my sisters, and a bad friend (or kept bad friends, but that's reflexive), they might use my watching ponies as a confirmation of my state of being a loser. But I'm not a loser, so that doesn't happen. I highly doubt anyone cared that Howard Hughes made an eccentric sport of hunting for roast beef sandwiches with a flashlight at midnight on the grounds of Hotel California because, you know, he was Howard Hughes.
That sounds like fun. We should do that only with blind bags instead of roast beef sandwiches and maybe at a park instead of a hotel.
Yeah, he would have the staff wrap up the sandwiches in foil and hide them in bushes and trees and stuff. If there was ever a man who needed the internet... I mean, if I had that much money and power I would probably do the same thing.
Wow My dad was the FIRST person to find out. His reaction sorta scared me from telling others...but I think that I WOULD feel better. One of these days I will tell my friends.
