Anonymous: Annyeong! Ahh, well, I'm one of the anons from before. ^^; This really helped me so I cam back. (:
Anyway, I'm here because of my mom. She was never like this. My sister and I both roleplay and my parents disapprove of us being such big k-pop fans and since my sister is mostly always roleplaying, my parents think that they're actually korean people we're talking to. The other night, they came back really late from a party and the next morning, she came into the room and was yelling at us. She was saying stuff like, "You two are so lazy. Go downstairs right now. Why are you two always up here?" When she came in, we were CHECKING OUR GRADES. Yes, our grades. For some reason, she thought that we were on facebook roleplaying and so she said, "Why are you two always talking to those koreans? You wanna s*ck their b*lls?" It was quite disturbing. And it did make me angry. Because I don't even roleplay as much as my sister. I know, I know. Trying to blame it on my sister isn't going to help because either way, I'm always on AFF. But,.... seriously? Sure, we're always hiding up in our room but we're there when she tells us to help/work. Was it necessary?

Friend: Dear Anonymous,

A quote I find that would describe your situation is this: “A lot of parents will do anything for their kids except let them be themselves.” Don’t worry, you just need to come to a compromise(:

If your parents don’t understand why you love roleplay so much, just try and explain it to them. Tell them how you find a lot of joy from this and it’s one of your favorite hobbies – kind of like how some kids like sports, you and your sister prefer to roleplay. Maybe she just needs to see how much you treasure such a thing(:

Although it’s great that you and your sister do this together, it might be good to get away from your roleplay for a little while. I know it’s fun to pretend to be this person and it’s hard to get away from the computer and AFF, but try and spend some time with your family for a little bit. Try to help out around the house, eat together, talk a little. It’s great to escape reality in AFF for a little while but make sure you stay grounded in the real world Anonymous(: You may think that you aren’t doing any harm but look at this from your parent’s point of view. They come home every day, tired, and what do they see? Their daughter’s locked up in their rooms 24/7 roleplaying. Kind of harsh don’t you think? Try to vacuum the house, sweep the floors, do the dishes, etc. Roleplaying should be a hobby you do in your spare time, not your entire life(:

Sorry I couldn’t get to your letter sooner Anonymous. Hope you had a nice Christmas and I wish you a Happy New Year(:

~(Chingu) 친구