You should probably attend some local Furmeets to hopefully help with your issues with your parents. Besides AC, is just a Fandom Type Convention like Anime, gaming, or Comics. We just like Cartoon Animal Characters.
oh no, they love the whole furry thing. My mom was a crucial part with helping with my suit. But rooming with strangers in any fandom. It isn't the furry thing, it's the "oh no you're only 18 now please don't run away" thing :I
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