Do your parents know you're a brony?

[Jep the Sea God 5]

Do my parents know I'm a brony? Well, I should think so! They always end up either having to go somewhere else or watch it with me on Saturday mornings when the show's airing new episodes. We have a "first come, first serve" rule for Saturday morning TV....Let's just say it's the one day of the week that I actually get up without hassle for

you know what i am the same way an i am always the first one on the tv in the morning an i love it my brother don't like the show at first but after a few episode he started to like them man im good lol

[Sylentmana 271]

I don't live with my parents anymore so I've never felt the need to tell them. Besides, my parents looked at me like I was dying when they found out I bought a Saber (from Fate/Stay Night) figure.  No need to repeat that uncomfortable moment again.

[pjsforever 89]

Yeah, but it was mostly my younger brother's fault. I told him about ponies and I wanted someone to talk about them to, and with the help of his brony friend he did watch the show but wasn't as involved as I was. He ended up mentioning some of the characters when my parents were around and he started teasing me about that he told my parents, so I flipped out. I was mortified at the thought that he'd told them (since I don't share my interests much with my parents, and I'm weirdly secretive about a lot of my interests anyway) since they wouldn't know how good the show actually is and would think that we were just into some typical brainless show for little girls. So I approached my mom about it and talked to her about the show and how it was different from other cartoons for little girls. Turns out my brother didn't tell my parents. So basically without wanting to I let her know. >.> Of course, now my dad knows too.

 

Both of them think it's all right, but my dad doesn't get it, or doesn't want to I'm totally fine with it.

Edited July 16, 2013 by pjsforever

[Starlight24 8]

No and I don't want them to know. My mother would ground me for the rest of my life... and my after life. My mom does not approve of me seeing "little girl" things.

[Dark Horn 430]

@Starlight: That's pretty sad. Are you sure they would do such a thing?

 

Even my parents aren't that silly. Everyone has the freedom to like what they want to.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,983]

My parents have seen me watch episodes and fanmade pony related content, but I'm not sure if they're actually aware of the existence of the Brony fandom. So I suppose they don't have an opinion.

[Arretez 225]

My parents know that I'm a Brony. They like to make jokes, such as "Get your little pony ass moving." I know that it's all in good fun though. Even though they don't really like me being a Brony, they sacrificed their weekend to take me to a pony convention about a month ago. My parents are so awesome

[John 793]

Lol hell no.  That would be so humiliating!  Even though my parents are pretty cool and wouldn't really care too much.

 

my mom would be all like:  "How old are you?"

 

my dad's a hipster, so he would think its weird at first but then be all like w/e.

[MichaelxXxTrixie 433]

Yes and no, they don't know about the term, "Brony." All they know is that I like MLP and they really don't care. I'd suspect my dad to have some concern but as I've grown a bit later into my teens my dad realized that he can't control what I like and don't like. They even occasionally surprise me with some merch which is always nice.  

[NicCageIsBestPony 0]

My mom knows that I'm a ''brony,'' and doesn't really care, but my dad doesn't. My dad is the type of person that would probably look down upon it, because of ''how gay it seems.'' I don't have any plans to tell him, but I'm sure he'll eventually find out. He can be very shallow sometimes.

[Red End 16]

NO. And I will NEVER tell them about it. It would be so akward!

My mother has seen some pics of MLP on my pc (I have a rainbow dash theme on chrome, for example), but I don't think the cares that much about it. 

And I would never ever tell it to my father. Never. Ever.

[Venomshank 121]

My brony experience is odd.

 

My parents are split up.

 

My home is with mom.

 

every other weekend I go to my dads.

 

Mom hates it. She hates me to bring it up, calls me gay as a joke, it of course doesn't bother me, I know she has the same sense of humour as me, cynical and sarcastic.

 

Dad is pretty much a brony. He doesn't watch the show regularly, but he does have an eidetic memory, and thy can pull names and references. He bought me a rainbow dash t-shirt, and has plans to get me a plush for christmas.

 

It's weird. 

[Fire Bomb 121]

my parents found out, i needed a new wallet so i decided to buy the derpy hooves wallet that hot topic sells. my parents found out then.

[Suitaloo 743]

Yeah, my dad's neutral on it, yet my mom doesn't like me going out in brony shirts, which I find is kind of ridiculous because the entire point in buying them is to show other possible bronies out there that I'm one as well. My family does know about it, but some take it better than others.

[SomariFeyWright 776]

I've said this on other threads before, but I am an open book when it comes to my fandoms. I don't have any shame in liking the things I like. Heck, before I even became a brony, and was in the middle of watching the very first episode, I was asked what I was watching that day.

 

"Oh, it's My Little Pony"

"What? Isn't that for little girls?"

"Actually, this show isn't that bad."

 

I love MLP, and there isn't anyone who knows me that doesn't know it.

[Scootalove 10,689]

Only my mom knows that I'm a brony. I wouldn't tell my dad, since I know how he reacts to these things when I tell him something like this.

[Malinter 3,064]

My folks know, even should my mum the comic. (The Big Mac one in fact)

 

They don't seem all that fussed. Just another internet thing to them.

[MJDudeK 226]

No, my parents don't know I'm a Brony and I'll tell you why; My Mom passed away in 2007, way before MLP:FiM even aired, and I haven't told my dad because it wouldn't mean anything to him anyway so I thought, whats the point. I don't really see my Dad too much anymore anyway but telling him wouldn't bother me, it's not like it's some big Pandora's Box I'm afraid to open, it's just that I guarantee my dad has never heard of the show let alone know what a Brony is So I just don't see that coming up in regular conversation with him.

[Zekromic 1,054]

Only mt mom knows.... she's pretty much okay with that. My dad on the other hand don't, he's pretty much the traditionalist man, being raised in my country's eeeehhhhh..... country side 

[Dr. Frasier Crane 319]

Yep, but they think I watch the generation they had as kids. I try to tell them it's different, but they won't have it. I'm just so lucky that I'm a girl, so it doesn't look as bad to them. .-.

[Hyper Tumble 1,483]

I will never tell any f my family (outside of my brother) that I'm a fan of My Little Pony. My dad would think I was gay or something, while y mom would just think I've spent too much time on my computer.

[Rainbowcrash420 109]

^{I know my mom knows because she always acts confused when me and my brother discuss. it. Like we will be eating dinner and  me and my brother will be in a indepth discussion about cards or episodes and she will be like what are you guys talking about? Then Ill explain and she just says oh my god.....I dont know if my dad knows i have pony stickers and stuff everywere he probably thinks its a stoner thing or something.} 

[Bojo 1,172]

They don't need to know... and I'm sure that if they find out, they won't care that much xD I once told my mom about bronies and stuff and said to her I liked the show and she was like... "uuuuuuhmmmmm... oooooookay, soooo... what do you want for lunch?" xD I don't care much about it anyway :I

Yep, but they think I watch the generation they had as kids. I try to tell them it's different, but they won't have it. I'm just so lucky that I'm a girl, so it doesn't look as bad to them. .-.

Yup, my dad would think I'm gay as well, he's kinda homophobic, but anyway, if he finds out I like MLP, he will be like... damn, my son is gay... ... ... ... ... ... ... meh

Edited October 7, 2013 by elBojo

[red cliff lo 3]

They know but i don't think it will change anything. I have my vinyl scratch jacket and most people think its cool. Feeling the wubs!

[Hypnodash 18]

I am pretty much a guy who runs around with a pony shirt almost everyday. So there is pretty much no use hiding my Brony identity.

My parents are very tolerant people so they pretty much accept me for who i am.