how many of you have been able to be straight up and confide in your vanilla friends and family?

i ask because i did and as a result lost all my so-called close friends one of who was a friend for 20 yrs and we went through some real crap as well as some great times together.
not only did it cost me my friend but it also lead to me defending my lifestyle in a courtroom as i was an 'unfit' mother and my children were in 'danger' (they were not aware of our lifestyle we were always extremely cautious) but now everyone we know thinks were unfit.

luckily i still have my children and life is slowly getting back to normal but its taken a long time and a lot of hurt and adjustment to get there!
didnt do my health much good either! both physical and mental.

now Icehawk and i are on our own and i doubt we will ever trust anyone else again.