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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 5955759" data-attributes="member: 9037">Like I said you know best what will fly at your place of work which is why I would never tell anyone anything about their job. I am saying that people who had it rough in school or in other jobs may let that experience sour them on trusting any new fellow workers. And again if you are more comfortable keeping your private life private at work then do so. I was not the one who first brought up work I have been talking about hiding your hobby from the people in your life you are close to. I will tell you I have been there and it was not worth it. I had horses when I was in my early 20s. My dad hated them because his best friend sister had been killed on one and he made me promise never to ride. Not only did I ride but I barrel raced and did show jumping. I hid this very important part of my life from my dad. I hated lying to him but I did because I didn't want to upset him. I also trained my child not to talk about horses so basically I was teaching my child to hide things.   Years later he told me he knew because he had read about me in a newspaper article and he was really hurt that I hadn't told him. He said e would have not liked it but as an adult I had the right to chose things for myself.So I don't think it is healthy to lie and hide things from  someone if they are close to you.  There is also a difference between not talking about it and running around hiding the evidence every time they visit.Again you are reading more into what I am saying. I have not said that every gamer needs to be active in trying to bring new gamers into the hobby. And if you don't you are some how guilty of killing the hobby. Your breast cancer is a perfect example of what I am saying not everybody can contribute money some people may be supporting a different cause. But that is not the same as saying I want a cure for breast cancer but it is the American Cancer Society job to raise awareness and money not mine and then complaining when they don't raise enough. The OP asked why are people not interested in RPGs and I maintain that for some the stigma attached to gaming does not help get people interested. And that it does not help if gamers act like playing RPGs is something to be kept secret because they are embarrassed.</blockquote>

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