Amanda’s barrette being missing was always intended to be a sign of her growth at controlling her abilities. I am absolutely not throwing in the towel against my continued forgetting to draw it. Nuh-uh. Not at all. Nope-er-oni.
Amanda’s barrette being missing was always intended to be a sign of her growth at controlling her abilities. I am absolutely not throwing in the towel against my continued forgetting to draw it. Nuh-uh. Not at all. Nope-er-oni.
Nope-er-oni. I like it.
I think any other discussion with the girls on their use of their abilities needs to be done with both Pohl and Avery present. This might lead to Pohl slipping out that he has taken on a vow of Father’s Fangs which could tip off Avery that Then is up to shit.
This is exactly what my grandfather told me about my early interest in computers back in the 80s. He didn’t understand anything about them, and was convinced I was going to hurt myself “playin’ around those weird board things”. Drinking from the hose was fine, playing on the tractor was fine. but those computers? People fear what they don’t understand, even if other people *do* understand it.
Nevertheless, Supervision is good when you are learning. Fully support Grandma on that notion. Especially when it is supposed to be hush hush. Maybe Grandma is trying to guilt-trip them?
Fear of what someone doesn’t understand can apply to so many things. Computer games, dancing, make up, etc. The unfortunate part is when people don’t understand, don’t want to understand and are vehemently against it (rather than just going on their way). As long as it doesn’t hurt someone else, I don’t see why it matters.
Supervision is always a good idea. It is why I am still not a fan of letting kids have smart phones (even teenagers because there are some bad stuff teenagers could accidentally get into online that are VERY bad). My state started sending home laptops with kids about when I was in junior high. While I appreciate that they sent technology home, that probably many in the state couldn’t afford, so that kids could have access to the internet and computer programs to do schoolwork with, it can also be a problem if it is unsupervised. Our main house computer was in the dining room, so my parents could always see what either my sister or I was doing on it. Not that we didn’t play computer games, but quite often it was the same ones that my dad was playing, like Baldur’s Gate (and I might have been a little young for that at the time, mainly because strategy isn’t exactly a 9 year old’s strong suit, did get me into quarterstaves and swords though). A lot of that is just being involved in your child’s life. If it is something you don’t enjoy, maybe a grandparent, uncle or aunt can do it woth your child instead. In that way, you get supervision and a bonding moment with memories for the future. I do not envy the parents of today and the future with the technology that they have to deal with.
I feel like what happened at the wedding is really what shook up their grandmother here. She saw a massive green beam.and then thr government showed up and immediately took those people away.
Seeing her granddaughters play with the same green energy must be terrifying after that.
And now Amanda and Selkie will not like going to grandma’s house because of this.
Yes, this is not a good way of handling the situation.
If they can’t use their powers in a friendly, private environment with responsible adult supervision, then when can they use them? It really sounds like it’s more her own safety that she’s worried about, instead of her children’s.
She’s not even saying “don’t use your powers except when there are adult Echoes nearby” (which is not a position I would agree with, but at least is one I could somewhat understand). She’s saying “don’t use your powers here, in our house, specifically”.
If you’re a parent or grandparent who genuinely cares about your children, and you learn they’re doing something potentially dangerous, the correct thing to say is not “okay, you’re allowed to do that, but only when I’m not watching you”.
I think she needs time to get used to it. She’ll start dreading their visits if she’s a ball of anxiety waiting to jump out of her skin every time green light shows up. But she should admit that to the kids and say that this is her, not them, and she just needs a little time.
Some of the best writing happens organically. It may have started off as a mistake and is now canon. No shame in that.
Yea, I remember turning plot holes into interesting twists in my own writings. Sometimes, things like that just work out.
Meanwhile, our muses bang their heads on the walls and fix everything behind our backs while silently cursing us :p