I made a lot of money in online poker, and explaining it to my parents was never easy. They mostly perceive Steemit as blogging, which they're otherwise ok with, and they're used to because I've been doing it for almost 20 years. (Also I'm so private with them about a lot of things that they're happy to have more of a window into my life than they would otherwise.)

I don't know if showing yours the blog first and trying to explain the money second would help, but it seems unlikely to hurt.