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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 8749904" data-attributes="member: 7025282"><p>I dealt with it.</p><p></p><p>My family went to church which was no issue. But my mom’s friend went to a church that forbade D&D and most rock/metal.</p><p></p><p>So it came to pass that I was a good reader and patient kid by a relatively early age. Older kids on the block saw me as a potential player. So 2nd/3rd grade, I was invited to play and an older kid was crazy enough to loan me some modules!</p><p></p><p>My mom read about the kuo Toa goddess and was not thrilled with the description…but the propaganda of her friend had her “worried” that some themes were “not good.” When I was playing isle of dread and I cut a native in half with a battle axe (narrated by the next door neighbor kid) she was not a fan.</p><p> </p><p>I was chastised for mentioning a wizard character in her friend’s home…by her friend who was babysitting me. Shut me up quick!</p><p></p><p>I therefore did what kids do when unreasonably restricted. I played in secret! And a lot! </p><p></p><p>About age 15 I told my mom “we play all the time.” My gygaxian vocabulary impressed my mom and seeing I had not sacrificed our pets nor renounced our shared culture it became no big deal.</p><p></p><p>And as I type, my daughter is painting a group of skeletons her first character will face. </p><p></p><p>I survived the satanic panic. I indoctrinated my kids . And as a geezer I rolled into work blasting Danzig ready to play D&D as soon as the work day ended. I am a survivor and it was real. The anxiety I had secretly playing really sucked. It was stomach churning at times. The forbidden fruit!</p><p></p><p>Thanks for nothing Mr. chick!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warpiglet-7, post: 8749904, member: 7025282"] I dealt with it. My family went to church which was no issue. But my mom’s friend went to a church that forbade D&D and most rock/metal. So it came to pass that I was a good reader and patient kid by a relatively early age. Older kids on the block saw me as a potential player. So 2nd/3rd grade, I was invited to play and an older kid was crazy enough to loan me some modules! My mom read about the kuo Toa goddess and was not thrilled with the description…but the propaganda of her friend had her “worried” that some themes were “not good.” When I was playing isle of dread and I cut a native in half with a battle axe (narrated by the next door neighbor kid) she was not a fan. I was chastised for mentioning a wizard character in her friend’s home…by her friend who was babysitting me. Shut me up quick! I therefore did what kids do when unreasonably restricted. I played in secret! And a lot! About age 15 I told my mom “we play all the time.” My gygaxian vocabulary impressed my mom and seeing I had not sacrificed our pets nor renounced our shared culture it became no big deal. And as I type, my daughter is painting a group of skeletons her first character will face. I survived the satanic panic. I indoctrinated my kids . And as a geezer I rolled into work blasting Danzig ready to play D&D as soon as the work day ended. I am a survivor and it was real. The anxiety I had secretly playing really sucked. It was stomach churning at times. The forbidden fruit! Thanks for nothing Mr. chick! [/QUOTE]
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