Cat is out of the bag...

my man told his parents what I do. We spent the holiday with his family and while I was upstairs getting ready to take a shower I heard, "It's her business. I have mine and she has hers." I didn't know what he was talking about, I don't have a business. So I shrugged it off and went to take my shower. When we were next alone I asked him what he had meant and who he was talking about. He said he was talking about me and he had told his parents about my writing.

My reaction? Basically a loud, "What?!" Don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of what I do. I just realize not everyone in my life will be OK with it. My in-laws are very religious (nothing wrong with that, I think it's great) and I'm not sure they would see my writing as appropriate. In fact, some of my stories are very not appropriate (which is kind of the point of erotica). When I asked about his parents reaction, he said they took it fine, they just smiled and went about their business. Which to me means they just didn't know how to take it. The good news is they didn't treat me any different after they knew. But they also didn't ask any questions. None.

When I told my parents they asked all sorts of questions not only about my chosen genre, but also about my writing in general. And specific, "If I were to read a story, would I wonder how you would know about the topic?" Yeah, mom, you probably would.

So we'll see what the future holds. Most likely, they'll just pretend they don't know.