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I realize there may be others here who share my secret, and thought I would find out. Okay, deep breath. Here goes. No one in my family knows of my love of gemstones. I have loved colored gemstones since I was a little girl. I went through a period where I was making and selling beaded gemstone and pearl jewelry. My family knew, and thought it was cute; that sooner or later, I would come to my senses and go back to my "real vocation", which I did, to live. That jewelry business sufficed for a while but I realize now, it was just filling in for my one true love, colored gemstones.
I come from a family that "gives back" by being teachers, public servants, constitutional rights lawyers and doctors. I was one of those until recently being laid off. I'm afraid they'll think I am shallow or self indulgent for collecting stones and wanting to pursue a career path involving them. Some of my best friends know, but I think it would be easier to tell my family that I'm an alcoholic (for example) than to tell them I'm into gemstones! Apart from those who respond by saying "why do you care what they think," - and by the way, they're right - do any of you find yourselves in a similar situation? I don't hang out with a crowd that wears gemstone jewelry - I think there is only one sibling in my family that has a diamond/gemstone ER. And I don't wear a lot myself. But I love the gemstone rings and earrings I have as well as all the stones I have collected. I can only imagine what my family would think.
Now your turn - are your friends like you? Would your parents/family make any judgements - good or bad - about your fetish/hobby/obsession? I can't wait to hear from you!
I come from a family that "gives back" by being teachers, public servants, constitutional rights lawyers and doctors. I was one of those until recently being laid off. I'm afraid they'll think I am shallow or self indulgent for collecting stones and wanting to pursue a career path involving them. Some of my best friends know, but I think it would be easier to tell my family that I'm an alcoholic (for example) than to tell them I'm into gemstones! Apart from those who respond by saying "why do you care what they think," - and by the way, they're right - do any of you find yourselves in a similar situation? I don't hang out with a crowd that wears gemstone jewelry - I think there is only one sibling in my family that has a diamond/gemstone ER. And I don't wear a lot myself. But I love the gemstone rings and earrings I have as well as all the stones I have collected. I can only imagine what my family would think.
Now your turn - are your friends like you? Would your parents/family make any judgements - good or bad - about your fetish/hobby/obsession? I can't wait to hear from you!