[LearnedfromTV]

I must just know unusually reasonable people. Except for my wife's family, I have none of these problems. I don't go out of my way to tell people what I do, but it comes up sometimes, and my friends and my wife's friends all know. When it comes up I get intelligent questions, people think it's pretty cool, but mostly because it's flexible and I work for myself and obviously enjoy it.

I think lying about it to cover being a slacker is retarded, unless you're doing it to get chicks, in which case it's a little pathetic but whatever as long as it works. Maybe there's a difference between being 26 and 20 on this issue. The people I know know I'm not a bull shitter so they assume whatever I'm doing is legit and give it respect.

My mother in law is an idiot though, and extremely judgmental, so I am familiar with the possible issues.