Greetings MLmoose,
Welcome to our forum. Please feel free to lurk, browse, etc.
I am mostly "in the closet" as far as my polyness is concerned, only two or three of our family/friends know, and they're not spreading it around. It used to bother me to not be able to show public affection to my partner when we're around family/friends, but I guess I kind of got used to it and now it's just a slight inconvenience. You can do it, you just have to be "committed to the secret," so to say. Lots of people in poly do it, many for the exact reason you stated, that they do not want anyone messing with their lives as far as their kids are concerned.
Of course, the people on this forum know I'm poly, and people in the Albuquerque poly group know. (I used to live in Albuquerque.) But those are separate groups, not intermingled with our original family/friends. The few new/poly friends who have Facebook ties with me are smart about discretion, and do not mention my polyness when posting on Facebook.
Anyway, I am happy to do my best to answer whatever questions you may have. Here are a few helpful links for you:
That should help get you started on your poly journey!
Sincerely,
Kevin T., "official greeter"
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