When I was around 15 or so, my mother decided that reading over my shoulder as I typed (some generic fantasy story - my "fandom" was elves, at that age) and making insinuations was The Right Thing To Do. My response was to get upset and defend myself somewhat incoherently (she was getting kidnapped, pls stop implying rape??) and close the document till she left. Privately, I resolved that, given her reaction to a pretty generic sample, then my mother was Mrs Not Invited To This Reading Party ever again.
This policy has served me well, considering I got into fanfic not too long after that (and, of course, got older and developed a range of "adult interests" to accompany the fic). :D
I admire mothers who take much more, uh, balanced or considered approaches to their kids' creative writing!
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When I was around 15 or so, my mother decided that reading over my shoulder as I typed (some generic fantasy story - my "fandom" was elves, at that age) and making insinuations was The Right Thing To Do. My response was to get upset and defend myself somewhat incoherently (she was getting kidnapped, pls stop implying rape??) and close the document till she left. Privately, I resolved that, given her reaction to a pretty generic sample, then my mother was Mrs Not Invited To This Reading Party ever again.
This policy has served me well, considering I got into fanfic not too long after that (and, of course, got older and developed a range of "adult interests" to accompany the fic). :D
I admire mothers who take much more, uh, balanced or considered approaches to their kids' creative writing!