Wow...
I understand how parents' reactions to internet friends can be and stuff but I never realized so many of you never say anything and try hard to avoid it. I told my mom from the start. Heh, I always made a joke something like Mom...it's a BROADWAY message board...if there are rapists on there do you really think theyd want to rape ME? That always worked.
Certainly my mom was nervous at first but that was eons ago and now she knows how many of you I've met and hung out with. I mean Emmy I think you were the first one I met at the Rent set so i showed her your facebook page and then she calmed down. I think the first couple of people she never said anything to me but my sister later told me she called her panicking and such, again I said mom do you think I meet people in abandoned alleys? And now she knows how close I am with some of you guys, I tell her about you, once in a while I get calls on my house phone if my cell phone isn't working...she met BSo at Light in the Piazza and briefly saw Chrys at the Lea Salonga concert...she thinks Zeppie's adorable...ooh and Middy stayed over here a night...so now she's totally cool and understanding about it. She knows how great this is for me and the positive effect it's had and such...actually the other day was pretty funny when I went to the concert last night she asked if I'm going w/ someone who I hung w/ Friday and I said no someone else(she knows all these ppl) and then she was like well excuse me, I can't keep up with you!
I wouldn't be able to hide this from her, I'm glad she understands. Are you guys sure that aside from getting a brief lecture on the dangers of the internet that if they meet some of you and see how close you've become and such they'll realize it's a good thing? Or am I underestimating parents?
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