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[thedark_phoenix]

I've just spent an hour consoling a child who believes she is a freak of nature because a human told her she was. What bothers me more is I can't promise her that as she gets older, that the prejudice will stop.

All she wanted to do was gift someone with a flower, which she grew in her hand. That's more of a miracle than a threat.

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[fire_starter]

The world will always fear us, no matter what we do.

[thedark_phoenix]

That fear is easier to accept when you're older, but she's only six.

[fire_starter]

Still it's better to tell her the truth then allowing them to believe anything different. It wont ever stop, and she should be told that.

[thedark_phoenix]

I did, only she doesn't understand what's going on right now. She's taking it more as a personal rejection.

[fire_starter]

If you told her the truth, it's up to her to realize it.

[thedark_phoenix]

In time, I'm sure she will. It still doesn't make it any less heartbreaking.

[fire_starter]

Of course not, it's a sad sad world when you realize that you're going to be ostracized for the rest of your life just because of the way you were born.