How did your parents react when you first told them you were a brony?

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Both my parents know, and sadly, they think I need to grow up, and my dad calls it "childish trash"...ugh...

[Lenny 250]

I'm not telling them until I get my own house. Hopefully I can start investing to get some dough soon

[Lunarpalette 2,175]

Well, first it was my brother that found out. I was drawing a pony and he said "please don't tell me you watch that stupid show?" At first I had said no but the next time he saw me drawing a pony he asked the exact same question and I didn't stay anything. He just rolled his eyes and went back to his work but I felt like I was about to cry. As the day went on I dreaded my parents coming home because being the tattletale my brother is I knew he would tell them. So I wasn't around when he told them because I was down in my room but after a while my mom came down and talked to me for a bit. Then after she walked out she came back in and told me that my brother told her, and she said that it wasn't any cause for concern. Then she went on to say if I were a guy though she might be and I was just thinking 'but I have BROny friends...' she doesn't really know that I'm a Pegasistter just that I like to watch mlp. My dad knows to but he just feels the same way that my mom does. I will never tell my oldest brother though because he always is getting on to me about growing up... this would not help my case... but I do love my family and am so glad they still accept me. I just wish they could embrace me for this though.

[Duality 10,740]

My mum was cool with it and agreed to buy a couple of season box-sets.

My dad I never bothered telling (because he's not the parent responsible for buying me things), and he found out a few months later when my mum mentioned that I was nagging her to buy me Season 3 ("He's nagging you for it?!"  ). He shows no antagonism towards the idea either.

It actually surprises me the number of parents who are openly against the idea of their kids being a brony on this thread.

[Dynamo Pad 11,593]

My mom was completely okay with it. She told me if it makes me happy and I don't get hurt, then she supports me. My dad didn't really say anything, but I felt like he didn't like the fact that I was a brony. After some time, he accepted that I was a brony and was okay with it. 

[Messy Mane 9,033]

I actually haven't told my dad but my mom was chill about it she said its a better choice than watching other things.

[Snow Frostflame 3,568]

My mom thought I was gay, my dad thought I was kidding, my stepmom couldn't careless... now my dad is with her and doesn't care either.

[Cl0udChaser 3,007]

My parents don't care what I do but they never seen a men watch My Little Pony.

[Catpone Cerberus 23,720]

I haven't exactly told them, main reason being that it's not that big of deal. But they both have seen my pony wallpapers and they and my sister have seen one of my pony drawings and they couldn't care less.

I'm pretty sure that they have no idea what brony even is.

Edited April 6, 2017 by The Cerberus

[zerox 1,190]

I haven't told my mom but I know she wouldn't care

[Pr0m4NV14 839]

No, I haven't told them... But...

Heh, have you even heard of my dad? He is quite the Brony himself!

[K.Rool Addict 719]

My dad after I first told him: "My Little Pony? How do you like ponies? I don't understand why you'd wanna watch something like that"

My dad after showing him the "Babs Seed" song:  "Oh, I see how you'd be into this, lol"

 

My mom after I first told her: "What's My Little Pony"?

My mom after showing her some clips: "OMG! They are so cute!"

[Maple Bat 3,568]

My parents asked me why I liked MLP and I told them that I enjoy it, Because it lacks what modern tv shows need like good story-telling, and character development.

There's also the fact that usually an episode before will get refenced again like pinkie sense stuff that's minor but still makes a diffence

[Lunarpalette 2,175]

They saw no reason to feel concerned so they were just like "and h, you're ok". They still love me so much! 

[KatonRyu 1,034]

They don't care all that much, really. It's a show I happen to like, and that it's about technicolor cartoon ponies really doesn't matter much other than the occasional chuckle.

[StormBlaze 992]

mine where highly confused but now its just normal.

When my sister and I had it on the TV one day, Mum came in and just looked confused asking if it was my little pony, because she knew we hated the original series. But she knows we like cartoons in general so just shrugged it off. 

They were surprised I still love Pokemon too recently. But ponies are now a normal thing and they dont question it. Mum just really hates big giant eyed cartoons. 

[Moony the Cat 3,707]

When i told my dad about it, he started to laugh slightly and asked me, if thats really what i want to be doing. I told him, i cant just watch Horror Movies all the time and..i dont know, i think he just forgot about it.

My Mother also kinda laughed at first, but actually watched an Episode with me and thought it was cute.

They didnt laughed about me, but..im not sure how to describe it...i dont know. I think, they didnt believed me at first.

[LucasB 196]

My parents aren't aware of this brony thing so

 

I mean I never told them, but they do know about my MLP brushable figure. Hopefully they think it's just one of the collectable random stuff I keep. My Rainbow Dash plushie is arriving in a couple of days tho, but I guess they wouldn't mind too much. To be honest they probably won't care since Rainbow Dash is blue and isn't obviously "little girly".

[BornAgainBrony 2,398]

I don't think mine even really grasp what Brony means, but I was enough of an entertainment deviant as a little kid, and then a spiritual one in my late teens, so I don't know if anything could shock them at this point. Overall though at this point with all the Hell I've been through, I think they'd just prefer I find happiness than worry about stigmas and weird social rules.

Though... I still wonder if my RBdash Daki (suitable for work FYI) would freak them out. I don't know if by some freak chance they've seen it, and I'm not about to ask.

Edited September 8, 2018 by bornAgainEquestrian

[Denim&Venöm 19,887]

I never told them cause I never hid it. I openly watched MLP in my house. And when they walked by and saw me watching, they were like "Oookay then...whatever. Not the weirdest thing you've watched." 

[NathanW200 307]

Yes and they could care less 

[Phosphor 11,535]

I haven't told my mother but I don't feel the need to. It's well known by my family members and even coworkers that I watch cartoons. I have 2 MLP:FiM coffee cups that sit on my desk at work out in the open.

[Twilight Luna 31,476]

I haven't told them and I see the point of doing it. It would be like me telling them I play Pokemon on my 3DS.

[Luna's Admirer 945]

The reaction of my siblings and parents when I told them I am a brony: "Okay... but what's a brony?"

[MangoFoalix 25,047]

I swore I posted to something like this before. Honestly? Maybe or maybe not and I really honestly don't care. It's what makes me happy in life. Plus that giant RD plush I have might be giving something away.