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Alexander Hamilton (unimpeachable) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2022-03-20 21:38:00

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alexander hamilton, finn collins, maryanne walker (oe)

Posted Monday, 9.05am
Good morning.

Our next town hall meeting will be on Saturday, March 26th, 3pm at [location].

Attendance is not mandatory in any way, but everyone is very welcome. We will not be doing any lengthy introductions this time, but if anyone has not attended before and would like to introduce themselves to the community, you are encouraged to do so.

If anyone would like a copy of last month's minutes, you can let myself or ~~Miss~~ ~~Citizen Becket~~ Liberty know and we can arrange that.

I have noted already that we will be hearing from Applejack regarding agricultural needs, and Dr Cuddy will be speaking on behalf of the medical staff. If anyone else has any points for discussion they would like raised, you can let myself or Katherine know in advance and it will be added to the order of business to ensure we cover it. There will be time set aside for open discussion, so don't worry if you don't get your point 'in' on time.

Maryanne, are you able to provide snacks again?

Maria, are you able to set up the holographic interpreter again?

- Alexander Hamilton.

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hannahhale
2022-03-21 06:30 am UTC (link)

I hope your son wouldn't alter what my children heard without asking their mother's permission first. That might be the opposite of helpful and reassuring.

If you're happy with everything then you don't have to use the childcare. It might be helpful for some others, that's all. Last meeting we had talk of a shooting, a man who had become a ghost talked about a very worrying situation, and a few people shared things when they introduced themselves that I didn't want my little ones to hear. Those people should be allowed to say what they want at the meeting, so this is one solution.

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maryanne_walker
2022-03-21 08:04 am UTC (link)

My son is seven years old, and did it for his brothers and sisters. So no he didn't ask permission. He altered things that were of the adult nature, that would have done mental harm, or led to questions they are not quite old enough to have the answers to.

I'm going to tell you some cold hard facts right now. Worse things happen at this station than what happened at the meeting. Even the weird part about a man being in another man's body. Now you and your kids can learn about it in a safe environment, like the meeting, where they're not likely to be hurt, or they can learn in a dangerous environment when it is literally a life and death situation.

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hannahhale
2022-03-21 08:18 am UTC (link)

There is a very big difference between your son altering things for his brothers and sisters, presumably with your consent, and using his power to do the same to unrelated children without asking their parents first.

Don't patronise me. I don't know what you have against the idea of an alternative space for children that nobody will be forcing you or your family to use. Clearly we have different ideas on what is appropriate for children to hear, if you saw nothing wrong with anything that was discussed at the last meeting. You parent your children as you think is right, and I'll do the same.

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	maryanne_walker 2022-03-21 08:34 am UTC (link)
	I'll ask you this, how much control did you have over your powers when you were seven years old? Sweetheart I am not patronizing you, in fact I'm being quite the bitch. I have no problem with whatever you do with your children, I was doing just as I said, giving you the cold hard truth. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-03-21 08:40 am UTC (link)
	Mine started later than that. A couple of my children started young. I taught them to control it, and when they couldn't, I sure didn't put them in a place where their powers could be affecting other people's minds and say that's just dandy because they can't help it. Alright dearie. You too. Parenting is hard work, isn't it? We all have to make our own choices. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maryanne_walker 2022-03-21 09:35 am UTC (link)
	Where did I say that he messes with their minds? Those words didn't leave my fingers. And my kids are part of this community, more so than you obviously want to be. All but one was born here, and all but two were conceived here, they deserve to know what's going on because they are going to be going through it whether I like it or not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hannahhale
2022-03-21 09:47 am UTC (link)

You didn't have to. Even if it's something as simple as someone saying s*** and my Emmy hearing sugar instead, that's affecting her mind. Her perceptions. It's not something that's okay to do without her parent's permission. That's before we get into your son being the sole judge of what other children can or cannot hear where more complex issues are involved. It's not right to put that on him, for a whole bunch of reasons.

You know I may be something of a newcomer to this community but nobody's tried to make me feel unwelcome or lesser than for it before. I never said your family weren't part of it.

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	maryanne_walker 2022-03-21 10:20 am UTC (link)
	I will warn you once, don't put words in my mouth that I didn't put there myself. Get floated. (Reply to this) (Parent)

unimpeachable
2022-03-21 08:22 am UTC (link)

No one is attacking you. You don’t need to jump on the defensive right away. It gets peoples backs up and things escalate. Take a deep breath, go for a walk or something.

And then let me know if he can control who he alters it for or not, and if not we’ll simply make people aware that it is happening. People don’t like having their kids heads messed with however well meaning or unintentional.

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	maryanne_walker 2022-03-21 08:50 am UTC (link)
	It would be one thing if she was attacking me, but she's asking something of my child that grown adults have problems with. He can't, and it's not their minds he's messing with. It's hard to explain what he's doing, when I only know he's doing it because he did it for me when I got reverted to four years old. It's kind of like selective hearing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unimpeachable
2022-03-21 09:38 am UTC (link)

From an outside perspective, I don't think she was initially. She was asking for clarification. We can't seek to understand what we aren't even aware of.

A perception filter, then. People still need to be made aware that there is a perception filter in place, intended or not. I can put up a notice without naming names, or leave it to you to address. Whatever you think best.

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maryanne_walker
2022-03-21 10:03 am UTC (link)

Okay, I will concede that point. But if Miss Pitchforks and Torches mentions my kid, it will be her final word. I don't care what will happen to me afterward.

A notice without names would be fine with me. But he only filters people around his age, everyone over eight, probably doesn't hear the changes. Because he thinks his big brothers are old, and his brothers are nine years old.

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	hannahhale 2022-03-21 10:31 am UTC (link)
	Why would it matter if I mentioned him when you've just explained it all to everyone here on the network all by yourself? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maryanne_walker 2022-03-21 10:54 am UTC (link)
	Because he's my child. And I didn't explain it all here, I explained one thing. He's not your child, and you know jack shit about him. I doubt you could even point him out in a crowd of children. But my child will not be treated like a freak because you're a coward. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)