Is Working Online "Dodgy" ?

Well I've just read Tim's post about the fact he's taken "work" on holiday with him and it got me thinking.

I've been hanging around the Internet lol for years now. Tried every system and training known to man. However......most of my family have no idea what I've been doing all this time. My mum, dad, brother, sister in law, have an inkling but it's been going on for so long now, I don't discuss it with them. Now I come from a loving and supportive family but they are all "grafters" a term we use in England ( and elsewhere probably). They believe that hard physical work is the best way to earn a living. They've never said as much but to them anything online is a bit "dodgy" or at best "not a real" job. I don't love them any less for it of course but that is exactly why I don't talk about it. As for me giving my job up to persue this.....

My hubby is actually with me all the way. He's even building his own photography website and our son is really proud of us both.

Saying nothing to friends and family can sometimes be the best way to go in the beginning. Even well meaning people can drag you down. They don't want to see you "fail" so they think they are protecting you from that by trying to persuade you from taking your venture further. Of course there are also those who out an out say it's rubbish, that you will never earn a dime from this.....they are actually the ones who envy your courage and determination to change your life.....

So then folks. Do you talk about what you are doing here at WA with your friends and family?....or is it a closely guarded secret to protect yourself from the naysayers? :)