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    Default My family knows what I do...and it's weeeeeird now

    I decided to tell them that I am bartending at a strip club because
    they kept pestering me about how I have $$ and they are very financially oriented people. My dad said, "I don't think that's a job that builds character. I don't approve." I didn't admit that I'm actually dancing, but it got awkward because my dad accused me of it, and my denial was weak. He threatened to show up at the club with my mother since I'm just "bartending." They don't go out ever, he's just trying to embarass me.

    It's not their business at all, it's just that I'm living at home right now as I'm moving in 3 weeks and can't find a place to stay in the meantime. Not even with friends...most of my friends still live at home themselves. Anyway, I really hope my dad doesn't show up. That would be sick. I told him I thought it was sick of him to say and he said he didn't agree. I think he was just trying to make me feel disgusted and awkward. I don't think he'll really do it. At least I hope not. I'm thinking of giving the bouncers a pic and saying, "Don't let this guy in." I'm 25 years old and I pay my own bills, so they can't do anything about it except make me feel bad.

    I told my mom the bartending thing and she was silent. But she's never satisfied with anything ever and I know I'll never get her approval no matter what I do so it's not a loss if she's disappointed. She's already always disappointed. I asked her not to show up (as per my dad's threat) and oddly she wouldn't agree to do that. She just kept being like, "Why not?"

    My younger sister walked in during all this and later asked me if I'm stripping and I said yes, and she said "that's yucky, but you do you." I told her I never do anything that compromises my dignity and she said she understood.

    Even though I like my job, I feel gross now. I feel dirty. Like I need to sleep in my car rather than stay in this house another minute. Ick.

    I recognize that this reaction is far more tame than what a lot of other people deal with, but it still sucks. My relationship with my parents is already rocky.
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    Default Re: My family knows what I do...and it's weeeeeird now

    Blech. I'm sorry. It makes me uncomfortable thinking about it. I think my parents know somethings up, but we don't say anything.

    And I hate to say it, I mean you probably already know it, but they were playing games about coming to see you, and by your reaction to that, you may have given it away. I mean, if you really were just bartending you probably wouldn't really care much if they stopped in and said hey really quick. I don't know. The situation sucks though. I hope you can move out soon.
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    Yeah they called my bluff, definitely. But it's stupid of them to do that, isn't it? I was doing them a favor by lying. We're not the kind of family that prefers honesty.
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    Default Re: My family knows what I do...and it's weeeeeird now

    Yick, I'm in a similar situation, except I was more upfront and have now told my Dad I work in a stripclub. He was shocked, and a little disappointed, but I think it should eventually calm down to just them pretending they don't know what I do. I was very upfront when I talked about it, told him if he had any questions he was more than welcome to ask, offered to let them meet my managers (two lovely women, really down to earth and nice) and told them I a) work sober b) don't do drugs c) don't have to do anything I don't want to do and d) am happy. Now there's just my mother. This should be interesting.

    My brother already knows and doesn't care one bit, but then he's awesome like that

    It still makes me sad that my dad will now forever look at me just that little bit differently, but I can't go around all my life doing things or not doing things, just in case someone doesn't like it.

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