My parents had a way, WAY worse reaction. I feel bad recounting it, but it made me extremely angry and I lost some respect for them.
Their argument was that since it had been delivered to their PO box (we used to share, we don't have a mail-box), that they would be targeted if a child at their work or locally was sexually assaulted or abducted. Or that someone could find out what was delivered to their PO box during a background check.
Seriously. What the fuck.
THAT was the only reason they cared. It made me so angry. How sheltered and illogical is that ? Do you somehow not realise that there are probably sex toys in any number of houses on our street ? Don't you think some of your co-workers, GASP, own some too ? It's not exactly all that crazy or abnormal.
These were pretty glass dildos, too. Not like horse cocks or anything. The tasteless packaging was a big issue, though - scantily-clad women, but nothing even "kinky" (they were the first I ever bought and I didn't really know anything about quality and such back then). They didn't even want me to throw the packaging away in our trash because the TRASH PEOPLE might see it and it might get linked back to them.
Seriously. How paranoid and illogical can you be ?
I'm still angry that people who are that old and claim to be educated could be so illogical and ignorant. I wasn't embarrassed or mortified, just mad that they were so horrifyingly ignorant. I was embarrassed FOR them.
Now that it's my own PO box, it's somehow less of an issue. If they had had simple moral objections, I would have respected that a whole lot more than the most ridiculous paranoia and lack of logic I've ever heard from them in my entire life.
But my mom and I have forgiven each other, I think. We don't talk about it, but I leave my MiMi box and Leaf bag and stuff out in my room. I guess it helps that the box and bag are all classy. And my big Toy Bag isn't exactly hiding, it's just in my closet.
That, and they eventually found my little brother's porn. HAHA. Try to bitch about chicks on dildo boxes now.
So now I look more saintly. Because I didn't have the horse cocks and they weren't hidden where they could start a fire.
lolololololol
I've put it behind me, but thinking about it still makes me angry.
Their argument was that since it had been delivered to their PO box (we used to share, we don't have a mail-box), that they would be targeted if a child at their work or locally was sexually assaulted or abducted. Or that someone could find out what was delivered to their PO box during a background check.
Seriously. What the fuck.
THAT was the only reason they cared. It made me so angry. How sheltered and illogical is that ? Do you somehow not realise that there are probably sex toys in any number of houses on our street ? Don't you think some of your co-workers, GASP, own some too ? It's not exactly all that crazy or abnormal.
These were pretty glass dildos, too. Not like horse cocks or anything. The tasteless packaging was a big issue, though - scantily-clad women, but nothing even "kinky" (they were the first I ever bought and I didn't really know anything about quality and such back then). They didn't even want me to throw the packaging away in our trash because the TRASH PEOPLE might see it and it might get linked back to them.
Seriously. How paranoid and illogical can you be ?
I'm still angry that people who are that old and claim to be educated could be so illogical and ignorant. I wasn't embarrassed or mortified, just mad that they were so horrifyingly ignorant. I was embarrassed FOR them.
Now that it's my own PO box, it's somehow less of an issue. If they had had simple moral objections, I would have respected that a whole lot more than the most ridiculous paranoia and lack of logic I've ever heard from them in my entire life.
But my mom and I have forgiven each other, I think. We don't talk about it, but I leave my MiMi box and Leaf bag and stuff out in my room. I guess it helps that the box and bag are all classy. And my big Toy Bag isn't exactly hiding, it's just in my closet.
That, and they eventually found my little brother's porn. HAHA. Try to bitch about chicks on dildo boxes now.
So now I look more saintly. Because I didn't have the horse cocks and they weren't hidden where they could start a fire.
lolololololol
I've put it behind me, but thinking about it still makes me angry.
