/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I've been cosplaying for almost 5 years, but no one in my family knew about it because I live on the other side of the country and I suppress my power levels. But I'm visiting my family for Christmas and got in a dumb little fight with my sister about Mod Podge, and my mom asked "How do you know so much about Mod Podge?" and I blurted out "Because I dress up like cartoon characters four times a year."

I thought she or my sister would tease me, but my mom was really impressed when I showed her some of the pictures I had on my phone. Now she thinks I'm a great seamstress ("I don't know why you buy clothes when you can just make them" -- mom, my construction is terrible and no one sews their own jeans) and wants me to email her full res version of my stuff and explain who these characters are.

I'm not ready to make this leap.