POLL: Do Your Friends and Family know about your on-line life?

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I've been in the habit of hiding my SP window while at home or work, and wondered if anyone else has the same double life that I do.

My wife, friends and co-workers have no idea about the time spent and ideas generated in the hallowed halls of Sorcerer's Place.

So ... of the rest of you addicts out there ... how many of your friends and family members know that you are *insertusernamehere*

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Poll Results: Do Your Friends and Family know about your on-line life? (58 votes.)

Do Your Friends and Family know about your on-line life? (Choose 1)
* Yes, they know and participate in my "Addiction". - 7% (4)
* Yes, they know and tolerate Sorcerer's. - 28% (16)
* They know that I'm on many forums. - 12% (7)
* They have an idea that there is more going on in cyber space than they are aware of. - 34% (20)
* They have NO idea. - 19% (11)

 

My dad knows I want to donate money to something, my mom thinks it's just the computer.

 

I remember seeing a post from Mrs. Mathetais once or twice Math, keeping it hidden eh?

 

Nope, I told my stepdad I wanted to send a £5 to Sorcerer's Place. He asked me what it was, I told him and he went psycho, "You are not sending money, online to the other side of the bloody world!!!".
That was NOT a good day.

Neither do any of my friends, some know that sure, I spend a lot of time online, but they have no idea about *this*.

*sigh*

 

Well, only my brother knows of my "double-life".

My father knows I spend a lot of time on the internet, because he pays the telephone bills. Every month it is the same story: "We reached a new record with the telephone bill, stop spending so much time on the internet".

For the rest nobody knows.

 

They have to accept it. And it's not so very unusual.

 

My mum, and sis just think im weird, they dont care what stuff i go on, but t wouldnt let me send you cash, :-(

 

My parents don't really care. Since I moved out ages ago. All my closest friends now I am here. Though they never did see the fun in chatting with you guys and gals. They think we are boring. Perhaps we are. Perhaps we just think we have fun. I dunno. I think I am having fun
My wife would kill me... If I had one

Good topic Mathetais. Its something I guess we're all curious about.

 

my mother doesnt have a clue of what computer is
my sister saw me sometimes being on it but i think she doesnt even know what that is

 

Why do you think I'm known as Sahdowhunter?

 

Because you can't spell shadowhunter?

EDIT; You know Mathetais. Superman lives a double life too. So why shouldn't you? "Mathman the online hero who lightens our souls with cheering words and deep commitment. Does it have a ring?

Stronger than a router
Faster than a byte
smarter than a webmaster
Its Mathman!

[ August 21, 2002, 23:07: Message edited by: Nobleman ]

 

My "son" don't know what a computer is. He had never seen a computer before (i showed him my computers some weeks ago). And he's 17 now.

 

I also like to keep it hidden. Never know what people might think.

 

Well I can't say I have a sign around my neck that says "I'm Big B at SP!", my brother and my closest friends know that I'm a regular here.

Hmmm maybe I could use that as my new pick-up line .

 

I'm always online at some forum (usually SP) and no on seems to care...In fact, I don't care that they don't care!!!

 

Noone knows. My parents don't quite know what to think... they used to worry a lot about all the time I spend in front of the computer, because they thought it was entirely antisocial, like watching tv or something... I could explain to my parents that 90% of the time I'm chatting, posting on forums, writing emails... but then I'd have to tell them, and part of my great plan is that parents can not expect to hear anything about what's going on in my life except if it's regarding terminal conditions, marriage or childbirth.

 

Well, yeah, mainly because the first thing I do when I get home is to jump on my computer and chat with Fizity . My life is pretty "organized", Wake up, Skool, go home, chat, (note it's from 3:10 to approx. 7:30), do a bit of homework, play computer games. It's nice, too.

Life is good.

Edit: I think it's amazing that I've been using computer since I was 3 and now I'm 13, ten years, and I don't need glasses. Go me!

[ August 22, 2002, 08:57: Message edited by: Deathmage ]

 

The only 'family' that would find my online activities annoying would be my girlfriend, but she lives about 1000 km south of here. As long as the websites I visit don't have too many Xs in their addresses, she prefers that I spend my time browsing forums rather than sneak off to make new female friends

[EDIT: Found something weird, and I un-weirded it]

[ August 22, 2002, 10:11: Message edited by: faded ]

 

Well, I try to talk people about spending time here and no one understands a bloody thing. The only thing anyone is concerned is that do I attend lessons instead of hanging in SP....

The people here are my best friends...

I will donate money if I at some point actually manage to get some, seeing as mouthing off at people has depleted my pocket money spply...

Ara
(Faitful SP spammer)

 

I access SP primarily while at work (during slow periods, etc. ). I tell my wife about the forums to a small extent, but since she is not interested in CRPG, I don't bother telling her about the game discussions.