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Clint is not Legolas (imnotlegolas) wrote in makebelievecomm,
@ 2013-03-22 07:29:00

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clint barton, h.g. wells, myka bering

›› I was wondering how James was doing?
›› I ask him and he always says he's fine, like he doesn't want me to worry.

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	Return Texts indelibleink 2013-03-25 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	>> That is quite true. >> My maternal instincts are more than rusty, but I do not like to see children live in pain and turmoil if there is anything I can do about it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Return Texts imnotlegolas 2013-03-25 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	›› Closest I've ever had to a family was being with Natasha. ›› I mean...I shot my own brother with an arrow when I was just a few years older than James. Not the kind of thing a family member does, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Return Texts indelibleink 2013-03-26 12:14 am UTC (link)
	>> Going strictly by society's stereotypical definition of family, no it is not. But families can vary greatly. >> I hated my mother, resented my sister and brothers more often than not, admired my father, and loved my daughter. >> My younger brother took the credit for all of my writing. >> We forge our own definitions of family as we live, I believe. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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imnotlegolas
2013-03-26 12:21 am UTC (link)

›› My father was a drunk bastard who killed my mother when he drove drunk.
›› My brother Barney dragged us out of the orphanage we were at and we hit the road until we met up with a traveling carnival. I made a life there, he didn't. I think he hated me for that.
›› I suppose you're right about that.
›› I just wish I knew how to raise a teenage boy.

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indelibleink
2013-03-26 12:41 am UTC (link)

>> Everyone has their own path to walk in life. What works for one does not necessarily work for another, even if they are family.
>> Parenting is something that is not easy to do. Though it may perhaps be easier that James is a teenager.
>> He all ready has a strong sense of what is right and wrong. I think he would benefit most from having strong adults in his life.
>> We are not his parents, but I'm certain Natasha would want us to keep as close of an eye on him as much as possible.

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	Return Texts imnotlegolas 2013-03-26 12:46 am UTC (link)
	›› Very true. ›› Yeah. I'm not trying to be his father or anything. I think that makes it easier for him to know we aren't trying to replace his parents. ›› Still. I wish Natasha and Steve were here for him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Return Texts indelibleink 2013-03-26 01:07 am UTC (link)
	>> I think it does make it easier, but he at least also knows we are here for him when he needs us. >> So do I. >> I know he wishes Natasha were here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	›› He's not alone in wishing she was here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Return Texts indelibleink 2013-03-26 01:21 am UTC (link)
	>> I do hope for both of your sakes she returns. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	›› Time'll tell I suppose. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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