Restless, and in desperate need of adventure, I quit my job at an insurance company to travel west with a couple of guys I smoked pot with, scandalizing my family.
We've had the same set designer and the same crew in many cases since 1972.
You don't have to tell anybody a damn thing you don't want to.
The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears.
Even then, our family was extraordinary, with ten kids.
The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn't hurt anyone, it's just plain foolish not to take it.