i know this probably sounds crazy but i try to keep the fact that i'm a nurse secret while not at work. only close neighbors, friends, and family members know i'm an lpn. if someone asks what i do for a living, i just tell them, "i help take care of the developmentally challanged". nothing more. i hate it when my boyfriend or mother introduce me to new people and tell them that i'm a nurse. i will kinda laugh and say, "yeah, but only at work." i guess i just don't want others asking me for medical advice or telling me about their medical problems. my young neice, about 16yrs old, even told one of her friends..."my aunts a nurse now and she's rich." i had a good laugh at that one. :chuckle