Some people don't like keeping secrets, some people want their nearest & dearest to know so that they can act appropriately in the event of a problem, some...

It's their choice.

Yes! My children knew and are entirely supportive and grateful as I am a single parent putting them through university. Both are extremely talented and well adjusted.

It's only a job! I knew someone who used masturbate goats, another electrocuted ducklings. Both of these are worse IMO. Imagine being a vivisectionist!!

My relationship with my family is fantastic. Everyone's life is different. I hate secrets.

What can be gained by telling our children even if they are of an adult age?  Surely it will only damage their minds.

Unless they are extra open minded by nature of course.

Although I have heard both good and bad outcomes on this one.

I think some would probably already know if there grown up kids could accept it and handle it. You are right i have heard bad and good outcomes from this. One bad outcome the son could not handle it was disgusted felt sick and got mentally ill over it and there relationship was never the same again.

I think the parent would need to judge it for themselves whether there children would be understanding only they would no what is the best thing to do.

As my son got older, if I hadn't told him I would guilty as fuck lying to him all the time. Making up reasons why I couldn't answer the phone, or what project I was working on, etc. He would also have come to realise that's it's really not usual to go out at 9am and come back at 7pm with £600 in cash.

If he'd found out 10 years down the line that I'd been lying to him for the last 15 years, I think he would have felt very very betrayed. Honesty has always been an important component of our relationship. (He has some long term MH issues with being abandoned by his birth mum, and his birth dad was a pathological liar.)

OP I'm glad it went well. Your son may need reassurance in the future. I'd would suggest you don't ever say anything graphic or ever talk about the negative side of things. I talk about sex work politics with my son a lot. I also tell him about rewarding bookings (about the emotional side, not the sex side!), like disabled clients, widowers, guys who have just been through a really hard time and wanted to talk, etc. I also talk to him about visiting new cities and seeing lovely architecture, going to art galleries, etc.