Originally Posted by Zebra

Telling others what you do and being proud of it is all fine and dandy until you add kids into the equation. Then you have to worry about word getting around to teachers or parents of kids that might play with your child. You tell them that you are in web design or internet marketing and they think you are a geek. You tell them that you are in adult entertainment or even add the word softcore to lessen the impact, and you open a whole new other can of worms. I've lived in the same house for 9 years and have never told anyone in my neighborhood. I've not ashamed of what I do, but I am protective of my kids and always thinking "Will what I say or reveal affect them?".