Is anyone bringing their relatives along?

I'll have my wife and daughter with me.. course my wife is an artist and has a table in the dealer's room and my daughter helps out where she can while I work security.

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David M Stein, DI

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My parents are coming. Stan Sakai is bringing his daughter. Jim Groat will bring his kids. 2's mom is coming.

I'll bet your dad would have a blast.

I tried inviting my mom and siblings but my mom gives me that vague sort of smile mothers usually reserved for when you buy them a toaster oven for Christmas instead of a dress or jewelry. My siblings look at me as though I'm inviting them to a flu-catching party.
My cousin might come if he can get the time off work, but he already has several other furry friends whom he's more likely to hang out with.

"Furry is a state of mind."

My parents are coming.

I'm even buying them memberships. (Of course, they're holding one of my savings bonds hostage until I do so )

 
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My Dad's coming this year (and working registration, no less!) My sister was present at Anthrocon 2003 for about two hours, while waiting for me to get free (we were caravanning from there to Tennessee for a family visit).

Mind, this is the ninth Anthrocon I've been in attendance at. I think most of us with family present will fall into two broad categories:

#1 Minors who are attending with their parent(s). For obvious reasons. Involved parents will take an interest in what their kids do, and might well want to chaperone them in this new activity. Entirely reasonable, and quite often, parents will enjoy the art and costuming (though usually duck out after a while to do other things in Pittsburgh).

#2 Long-time attendees who have been doing this wacky furry convention thing for a while. I include myself in this category. If furry and furry conventions are a significant part of your life, it's good to be able to say to your parents/siblings/etc "Oh, come check it out some year." It probably won't be much to their interest, of course; but it's sharing what you are interested in.

Anthrocon is for most of us a very social time, and to involve relatives in a 'friendly' social group can be somewhat awkward and off-putting, yes. But for minors it can be a necessity'; for those of us who are mellower about it, it's an integration of sides of our life that don't usually much intersect.

I've tried inviting my mom a few times. But she usually waves it off as another one of my silly little things I do, like Dungeons and Dragons, hot wing eating contests, or techno music. Maybe one day I'll get her to tag along, I think she'd actually have a really good time, she's a goof ball like me.

I'm in the same boat as Indy and Iron. My family just thinks furries are silly and my mother would probably rather clean the entire house five times over than go to a furry convention.

My aunt has come once (and loved it) and my one brother has come a few times (also loved it). But they can't make it again this year; both are just too busy. My brother especially, as he's directing a camping trip that weekend.

My mom just wouldn't get it, and my father thinks it's stupid... yup, he's a big NASCAR fan too. ;P

My mom plans on coming next year. Cant get the time off from work this time.

My mother, sister, youngest step-sister, and cousin are coming with me.

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