Looks like I'm a little late to post here and everyone has said just about everything I am thinking to say but oh well [img]smile.gif[/img]
I TOTALLY understand about DnD. My parents have told me since I was little that it was satanic and evil and that if I was ever found playing it I'd "be in big trouble!" This programming of my mind is the reason I very nearly didn't start playing. I'd been talking to a friend of mine who had played for some years about DnD on a regular basis but I didn't play. Stupid parental over protective unrealistic mental shaping... NEways, one of these times I was talking to him he said "You should play." I had a moral debate for a couple of weeks until I decided what the hell, I'll see what it's all about. I've been playing for over 3 years now and my parents STILL have no clue. I even have a DMG hidden between my mattress and boxspring (better than some things that could be there
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I can also relate with the internet thing in a small way. While both of my parents also have internet friends, and thus they can relate somewhat, they couldn't understand at all (or only slightly) when I found a girl I REALLY liked on the internet. Sure that only lasted 3 1/2 months but it still happened and it was just as real as anything that could possibly happen in RL. Hell, for whatever reason, I've never had a g/f in RL.
Ok, off of me back to you LOL. I'm afraid I'm going to have to insert the keypoint of my "pity post" here, lol. I really do understand everything you're going through and just remember that, while your personal life may not be that great (or you may even say it sucks if you really want to but I won't) , you've got a lot of friends here at IW.
-Jonathan R. Schwartzbauer (and NO I'm not going to tell you my middle name [img]smile.gif[/img] )