[Lenneth]

I'm sorry to start a new thread about this. I looked around and couldn't find one that fit.

1st problem. My mom is an old school homo-phobe.
enough said. How do I tell her?

I have no advice on this (sorry) I'm in more or less the same boat myself.

2nd problem. I pay the bills. She lives in MY house. She can't kick me out, but not exactly win-win.

Much the same situation myself, so again I have no advice. (sorry again)

3rd problem. All male profession. Working with guys all day is weird enough.

I do have advice on this, Try to get your own Business going, all the better if it is one that you dont have to deal with anyone on a face to face basis & can work from home.
(I did this myself)

4th problem. Making it all work long enough to save enough money before I "get fired, let go, etc" How long before mom disowns me and lives in a cave and guilts me to send her $?

I Couldn't give advice on this even if I had been through it, every individual & set of circumstances can vary so drastically on this that you could spend 1000 lifetimes or more trying to find a way to predict such outcomes.

I had a little run-in while changing into my work pants. One guy asked me if I shaved my legs. I do of course but how to explain it? I said the work pants pulled on my leg hair and pulled most of it out. I killed the conversation after that, it got to be annoying. I doubt he bought my excuses, I shaved that morning before work. I was super-smooth.

Tell them you Cycle/Jog, a lot of guys that do both shave their legs, or you can tell them things like you are allergic to your own body hair. (a actual rare disorder I have heard of)

I'm at that point in my life where I just don't care. Telling work, I'll probably get fired...eventually.... for some random BS. I will need to save save save. Telling mom will be the hardest. Thoughts?

I've posted all of the advice I can give, i'm in a very similar situation myself so the only other thing I can do is wish you the best of luck on whatever you do.