My second marriage ended over it... my in-laws only referred to me as "scumbag"... The funny fucking thing about it is that they were broke ass motherfuckers and they had an $800/month weed habit. I have never seen anyone smoke that much weed. My mother-in-law worked as a supervisor for Michigan Friend of the Court and was in charge of handling enforcement for child support...

Hi Mark I totally understand your feeling. In 1998 I was one of the first in Montreal producing live show on the internet (I said in Montreal for thoses who will come with their 1992 lol). And once a TV network came to my office do a report and it was broadcasted at the news of 17h and 22h ans she was watching that channel all time (TQS now V). So we were all at home and at 16h50 I announced her the whole thing. :1orglaugh

After that everything changed and she come up with almost all the story your people told you and 6 month after I had to move out cause I couldnt handle it anymore. I stopped everything in 2005 I think, it's took her 2 year to believe that I stopped. Now I'm distributing sex toys and no way that I'll tell her that. I'm actually working on some site that will require me to produce some contents etc and now I dont know how I will handle this because if I tell her she gonna probably tell me that I lied to her 4 year ago. I guess I'll cros the bridge when I get there...

But the point is that if we are in this industry it's because we like it and there's no point to change for the others.

Mine love me but they also don't know I am in porn. I honestly don't know how they would react. They don't fully understand the whole workings of the internet anyway and they get their views from the British tabloid press (The Sun). So, I am sure it could go badly.

My family knows as even the pastors at my church - both aren't exactly happy with it, but they understand it's a means to support my kids and family. They also understand that I am NOT content itself or am with content but basically in administrative role.

They could give all the reasons Mark suggested but are wise enough to realize that porn will be there even if I wasn't but also that there are other things outside of porn that destroy family's such as alcohol - gambling - or for that case, the opposite sex since cheating on your spouse happens at the office or anywhere.

Porn is a tool - put in the wrong hands can be used negatively, but in the right hands can help and relieve tension to those who don't have other means.

Assuming that CP is acceptable to anyone is like saying creating alcohol in beer facilities supports drunk driving and wife beating or aircraft manufacturer's are guilty for 9-11

my entire family knows what I do and have no problem with it. My gf's family on the other hand have no idea and I will keep it that way for specific reasons.

peoples perception of being "in the industry" is retarded.

I have friends ask me all the time to "set the up with a website" like its some easy money. then i have others who take a step back and think I am such a horrible person for ever being involved.

its easier just to keep things quiet IMO, I tell most people that I do "online advertising" (outside of my SEM agency)

My family and big percentage of my Friends know what i m doing, i never felt the need of hiding, cuz i would love to stand behind the things i do,

actually i never got really very serious reaction until now and due to i m a persuasive person, My Explanation would end wit convincing to them.

My Basic Arguments are mostly:

1. is watching porn is ok but, Building site is wrong?

2. i proud the things i do,

3. i m a Webmaster and building websites only,

4. i m not involved with the content side etc.

if i need to extend the list, i m using the argument, there are models who work in this biz professionally etc, etc :thumbs up:

My inlaws hate me because I am fucking their daughter...or at least I was before I married her. :1orglaugh

10% of the internet is porn, it's not some oddball thing.

When I was young she used to say nasty things like that.
22 years later my GF's mother loves me no matter what and even gives her own daughter a verbal ass whoopin' if she's not nice to me.

But I agree on people giving you shit based on prejudice when you are in this business ,as they have formulated it in their own minds, due to lack of better information sources.

Fiddy porn hating relatives.
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Yes..Get in a respectable profession. Otherwise you're going to be trying to justify this to your kids through some kind of skewed logic.

There's already enough drama without them knowing ALL the details of my businesses.

Oh actually he prayers WERE answered, I'm no longer with her daughter lol, she'd be off scott free if it weren't for the monkey

As for MY family... the only ones who really know what I do for a living is my father and his wife, the rest of the family know I work "online"

My future mother-in-law knows what I do since the babysitter has told her (and even joked that we could make a site to pay the bills) I've never heard he mom say anything bad, I think all she worries is that I can take care of her daughter no matter how I do it.

-Loki-