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Time flies, doesn't it? Our summers are nearly up, and in just a few weeks we head back to school to start our studies anew. However, there will be one less at registration this year, as Aeris has very bravely and selflessly decided to put her degree on hold for our growing family. I'll be cutting my hours in the spring semester to help with the
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Well, I wouldn't recommend leaving your child with me for too long. You know what I'm like. I'll go into scratching the surface of the baby-making procedure and then have her ask you for the gory details. You are rather prudish, after all, so seeing you explaining the finer details of sexual intercourse to a young girl will be, I must confess, utterly hilarious.
Then again, I'm a sadist. Just a little.
As for the TTDS, I'm not sure what they're doing next, either. I've heard Hairspray, Little Shop Of Horrors, Blood Brothers, Les Miserables, Spamalot (yes, I find that amusing as well), West Side Story, My Fair Lady and a few others being thrown around. I think Spamalot would be entertaining, but then again the boy and I have started going through the Monty Python collection again.
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You wouldn't dare to do so. You wouldn't dare. She just turned seven. She believes in Santa Claus and fairies, she doesn't need to know about sex just yet.
I'd really rather not do West Side Story again, and I've never liked Les Mis, but I haven't seen Spamalot yet. I suppose it has a big enough cast for all of us?
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My time will come, my prudish friend. My time will come.
I'm not a fan of West Side Story. The musical numbers were just... I want to say agitating...
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I actually didn't identify with any of the characters, besides Mister Pricklepants also being British.
It had better not come for another three or more years, or else there will be hell to pay, Balthier. Mark my words.
They were, but it was a fun play. The music wasn't too challenging, and I rather enjoyed the dance numbers, seeing as they weren't difficult at all. The hardest part of that play was learning how to put on eyeliner.
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I'm with Balthier on this one. Just straight up tell the kid what's going on. Kids don't like to be lied to, and it sets a bad example for them to follow. Let a kid tell you how much of an ass you are by saying "You do it too" when you yell at them for lying to you.
And hey, what if she learns from someone other than him? I AM a medical professional, and it IS my sworn duty to inform the public when asked questions about health and issues like that. If she asks in my house, she's getting told to the fullest extent of childhood knowledge, complete with risks and benefits and how to protect herself against said risks. I'll even break out the anatomy coloring books! And the GOOD crayons.
Oh yeah. Prismacolor FTW, bitches.
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And Celes is actually quite honest. When I asked if she was feeding the rabbits extra treats all of the time, she admitted it. I never lied to my parents, either; it's just how I was brought up.
I really wish she wouldn't learn about this until later, and I hope that you would respect my wishes for her. She knows at the least that babies grow in a special organ in the belly of a mother, and she knows she has one, too. That's about as far as I want things to go for now.
I disagree. I rarely had Crayola when I was growing up, but I'm finding out now that they're the best on the market.
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Innocent childhood my ass! You have no idea what sort of horrid, excruciating, immobilizing pain that "special organ" is about to inflict on that poor girl for a week every 27 days for the next sixty years! Give the poor kid some time to prepare for that torture! That way when things roll around in less than three years, she knows right off the bat "Oh, I'm not dying, I just need to lay down and take some pain meds." Trust me. I grew up with two older sisters. We shared the same wing of the house. A well prepared woman is better than one who knows naught.
I never said the kid WOULD lie, just that it's a bad example when parents do. Just be honest. It saves a lot of confusion later. And Prismacolor, while expensive, is like Crayola Godzilla on Ecstasy.
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She still thinks most boys are gross, Xigbar. She isn't even close to starting puberty yet, but she will know before her menarche what's happening with her body. One more year won't do her any harm.
We're not outright lying to her. We both thought about it, and we did both wish to have a child, and I know I wished on the first star I saw every night, before I was cast in Hook and met Celes. Our wish was granted, even though it was delayed at first and answered twofold. It's not a lie, it's just what happened, partially.
We're just going to elaborate on what we told her, once she's older.
Prismacolor, as far as I know, does not make window crayons and markers, which are some of Celes' favourites. I can't deny they're very fun.
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It won't.
And I'm sorry, my friend, but I consider myself a man of patience. Well, some more patience than I'm given credit for. But I have heard (well, read) something that has left me utterly infuriated. Obviously, the comments on these journals aren't locked privately, as is demonstrated below, and I read some unpleasant remarks about Fran that make me wonder what this world is coming to...
How can people be so insensitive of a person because they are of a different race?! We all share the same town and live on the same earth and love the same way, so what is with all of this?!
I'm sorry, there's a lot on my mind...
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Did someone say something bad about Fran? I can't see why, she's a wonderful woman who excels at all that she does...
Oh. Oh my.
I don't know why people would say something like that...that's so very heartless and rude. How could anyone still think like that in this day and age?
If you want someone to talk to, Balthier, our home is always open to you.
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Yes, someone said something truly distasteful about Fran. I have a certain level of tolerance, but to disregard her in such a manner because of her race is detestable...
You would believe that we lived in a far more evolved society. Obviously there are those among us who can't see beyond their own skin...
No, Luxord. I fear this time I cannot talk to you about what troubles me. I feel awful enough about the situation as it is, and I feel talking with you about it will bring me down a few extra pegs, if that's even possible.
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I'm deeply saddened that someone would say something like that about her. Is she doing all right?
I would like to pretend that people of that opinion didn't exist, and that I could raise my little girl in a world without hate, but neither of those will happen, I fear.
You can't?
I'll respect your wishes, then, as much as I want to help you with your time of need. If you would like to talk, I will always be here for you, no matter what.
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