.... i know the feeling exactly... only a little different... ive never really had someone mess with me for doing art, mostly cause no ones sees and the few i do show the end results to are usually love it (or at least don't ridcule me to my face lol) but i know people look at me funny cause my age and i still watch "cartoons".. explaining just makes me sound more like a weirdo....  i get really upset cause i know im gonna have to at least tone it done a bit.... right now i hide that aspect of my life for everyone i know.. not even the girls i date know about it... but what am i gonna do when i start settling down? even the music i listen to is completly un-normal where i live so i have to hide that too.... i get upset because im either gonna have to A) find someone who likes the same things i do (highly unlikely) or B) change who i am.....  i couldnt stand myself if i changed so yeah... lol