For many people, the idea of catching their parents in a moment of passion is one of the most unpleasant thoughts imaginable.
So spare a thought for the children of porn stars, who took to Reddit to reveal what it was like to discover their parents' occupations in a toe-curling thread.
One user, who goes by the user name Momsapornstar on the site said: 'Well I basically realized by age 14 or 15 that my mom did not have a normal job.
In a recent toe-curling Reddit thread the children of porn stars revealed how they discovered their parents' careers
'And I was finally able to kind of put two and two together. Eventually I actually saw a video that she was in. And that's pretty much how I found out.'
Another told how their mother didn't begin porn as a career until her daughter was much older.
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ShareMissmachineee said: 'My mom didn't start getting into it until I was about to leave for college. The computer was in my room, and soon I noticed a new webcam, which she never let me have when I wanted it.'
However, the poster moved away to college and didn't think much more of the situation until she returned home for a visit.
Reddit users shared their stories on finding out about their family members' porn careers, including being told by friends or seeing them in an adult video
She said: 'When I was introduced to her new boyfriend, I was shocked. Huge house, nice car, the whole deal.
'As he was showing me around his house, we get into his office. Plastered all over the walls are pictures of him with naked women, and lanyards from conventions - porn conventions.
'This is where I made the connection again. I got bold and talked to my mom about it, turns out he owned a porn website and was helping her launch her career (while also being her sugar daddy).'
One poster, whose mother worked in porn, said: 'No, I don't find it weird that she did it. It's a job'
The poster was shocked at first and struggled with the revelation for a while.
She wrote: 'Flash forward to now, I just talked to my mom today. She's in Florida at a porn convention. She's gotten a name in BDSM/ rope play and travels around the U.S. teaching classes at conventions, and she's never been happier.
'She will be 51 this year. I just turned 26. I'm happy for her. Still won't google her name though.'
User KnottedP**** wrote: 'Found pictures on the family computer. Overheard my dad and my mother talking about one of her clients wanting to fly her to Australia. Finding my mother online was not fun.'
They added: '(I) should clarify -- my mother's very, very open about nudity and sex. It wasn't uncommon for her to be completely naked walking around the house. And I was good friends with some of her porn friends, they were like extra parents to me.'
'No, this hasn't affected my relationship with my mom. No, I'm not disgusted with her choices... No, I don't find it weird that she did it. It's a job. Maybe a bit lewder than your janitor job or something, but a job nonetheless.'
One user admitted that he'd found pictures of his mum on the family computer
Another user, named 13-year-old said: 'My friends at school found out and told me, i didn't believe it so I googled her stage name.'
Other stories didn't specifically involve posters' mothers, but were shocking nonetheless.
Shaffmcheif said: 'Not my parents, but my sister does it currently. My mom found out when her tax return got sent to the house with the company name Mindgeek and she looked them up. It was Brazzers.'
Obsessedwithhippos added: 'A friend of my wife's got into the industry for a few years and she told her about the time her son hit play on the DVD player in her room and one of her movies was in it.
'It had been playing for several minutes when she came back in the room. The kid was probably 7 or 8 at the time. Didn't get too many details about what happened after that.'
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