Do you ever feel ashamed of what you do?

[tombarr]

my mother has always known what i do,

My mother and her husband not only know what I do, they offered to help me sell my videos in their hometown.

not to mention that in 1996 my son and i spent around $1500 and have been supporting ourselves from money earned from that original investment ever since. that money supports two households. not bad for a $1500 investment.

nope, i have nothing to be ashamed of.

That is something to DEFINATELY be proud of. An example of what is called the "American Dream", despite the industry acceptance issue.
A big hearty "Good on Ya" (sorry borrowed that from an aussie friend) to you and your son!

[gaybucks_chip]

I'm not uncomfortable about it, and neither is AJ. In fact, his 98 year old great-grandmother has helped us with negotiation strategies and advice, and while he was waiting to settle on his house and staying with his dad, there were about 10,000 porn DVDs in practically every room of his dad's house (including when the mayor came over for lunch.)

The things that do make me uncomfortable are not about us and the way we run our company, but some of the REALLY sleazy stuff that some people do in the name of profits. I'm talking about the people whose sites install malware on people's computers, or the sites that grossly misrepresent their content, or lie, cheat, and misrepresent things to their models in order to get them to perform, or to bareback, or whatever.

Of course, that sort of sleaze exists in every industry, but the adult industry has a seedier reputation, deserved or not, because of the type of content we produce, and so any sort of sleaze is amplified that much more.

[IntenseCash.com]

I'm not ashamed of what I do. I remember when my parents completely freaked out and thought I was going to jail because I did porn. I still don't talk to them much about it. My boyfriends parents know everything and are very supportive as well as all my friends. I have always wanted my own business and it really seems like the perfect business to be in. I have met some amazing people and where else do people actually help each other out regardless if they are competition.

Like Chip said I am only ashamed of the fraud and some of the business practices that some companies do. I do think that what comes around goes around and hopefully those companies will one day pay.

Mark