Agree.
I think she this is something she REALLY wants to talk about for multiple reasons. Given his knowledge and status, I don’t think it would have taken that much for her to gush out like she did. When a child is anxious about something, at the end of the day they want an an adult to help make it okay.
Agreed.
I think she this is something she REALLY wants to talk about for multiple reasons. Given his knowledge and status, I don’t think it would have taken that much for her to gush out like she did. When a child is anxious about something, at the end of the day they want an an adult to help make it okay.
Huh, you know for all of his humor and jokes, Pohl might be more powerful than he lets on. Dunno if age is a good indicator as to their power output, but six seems a rather young age, topped only by selkie.
I find Amanda’s explanation here pretty mature. It’s not that she didn’t want to stop or let go of this cool new thing that made her feel special and powerful– which would be understandable. She’s taking it seriously, and also, I think it’s pretty great that her approach to something she’s scared of it to try to manage it rather than avoid it. Probably not great to be doing it all in secret, but she’s a kid, and I’m glad this conversation about it is happening now.
I think that your comment matches pretty well with Lilli’s below. Amanda has been through some traumatic things and probably has a fairly good reason to believe that adults might not take her fears too seriously due to that experience.
Pohl telling her that he accidentally blew something up himself probably helped her to talk about her fears to him. She has only seen him as a smart (if goofy) doctor that can create Sarnothi tech. Hearing that someone like that also made explosive mistakes while learning makes it less of a failure on her part if she gets something wrong.
I would actually like to see Amanda have more adult mentors that she isn’t related to that she can ask for guidance.
That last part is SOOOOO important. There are boundaries you don’t cross with close family members, for various reasons, and you need to have experienced people you can trust to go to when you can’t lay your burden on a family member. Or even just to get an outside perspective on what’s normal.
This is part of what that “it takes a village” really should be: ensuring that your children have people they can trust who aren’t you.
Ok her fears are legitimate. Maybe even her reasons for secret practice. selkie burned her hair off. And could have actually hurt herself. Amanda has been abused enough to not want to do it to herself.
Called it. “when I was your age…” heh. I really like him. He’s real, he’s a natural leader, and he’s kind. I think that our delightful friend Pohl is going to be just the mentor that Amanda needs to grow. I also bet her Echo powers become formidable – not because of the raw power like Selkie, but because she does the work and hones her skills. I can absolutely relate to and respect that.
I love everything about this interaction.
I love most that for everything Amanda has been through, she trusts Pohl with the truth.
Agree.
I think she this is something she REALLY wants to talk about for multiple reasons. Given his knowledge and status, I don’t think it would have taken that much for her to gush out like she did. When a child is anxious about something, at the end of the day they want an an adult to help make it okay.
Agreed.
I think she this is something she REALLY wants to talk about for multiple reasons. Given his knowledge and status, I don’t think it would have taken that much for her to gush out like she did. When a child is anxious about something, at the end of the day they want an an adult to help make it okay.
Huh, you know for all of his humor and jokes, Pohl might be more powerful than he lets on. Dunno if age is a good indicator as to their power output, but six seems a rather young age, topped only by selkie.
Good point!
I am now wondering how much of his persona is so that people will underestimate him.
Nice try with the puppy dog eyes. I suspect they didn’t, or won’t, work with Mom either.
I find Amanda’s explanation here pretty mature. It’s not that she didn’t want to stop or let go of this cool new thing that made her feel special and powerful– which would be understandable. She’s taking it seriously, and also, I think it’s pretty great that her approach to something she’s scared of it to try to manage it rather than avoid it. Probably not great to be doing it all in secret, but she’s a kid, and I’m glad this conversation about it is happening now.
I think that your comment matches pretty well with Lilli’s below. Amanda has been through some traumatic things and probably has a fairly good reason to believe that adults might not take her fears too seriously due to that experience.
Pohl telling her that he accidentally blew something up himself probably helped her to talk about her fears to him. She has only seen him as a smart (if goofy) doctor that can create Sarnothi tech. Hearing that someone like that also made explosive mistakes while learning makes it less of a failure on her part if she gets something wrong.
I would actually like to see Amanda have more adult mentors that she isn’t related to that she can ask for guidance.
That last part is SOOOOO important. There are boundaries you don’t cross with close family members, for various reasons, and you need to have experienced people you can trust to go to when you can’t lay your burden on a family member. Or even just to get an outside perspective on what’s normal.
This is part of what that “it takes a village” really should be: ensuring that your children have people they can trust who aren’t you.
Ok her fears are legitimate. Maybe even her reasons for secret practice. selkie burned her hair off. And could have actually hurt herself. Amanda has been abused enough to not want to do it to herself.
It’s really mature how her reaction to being scared of it was to keep practicing, rather than to push it all away.
Called it. “when I was your age…” heh. I really like him. He’s real, he’s a natural leader, and he’s kind. I think that our delightful friend Pohl is going to be just the mentor that Amanda needs to grow. I also bet her Echo powers become formidable – not because of the raw power like Selkie, but because she does the work and hones her skills. I can absolutely relate to and respect that.