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Laura Barton ([info]agentnineteen) wrote in [info]thedisplaced,
@ 2018-06-10 20:29:00

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Entry tags:!network post, angelina johnson, clint barton / hawkeye (mcu), jean grey (616), laura barton, lois lane (new earth), peter parker (94), rogue (616), snow white, zack fair

[Filtered to parents/guardians of young children]

I've noticed that there's quite a few of us with young kids in the infant to preteen range. I know that some of us have been here for awhile, but some, like my family, haven't been here very long, and as a result, don't really have much in terms of friends for our children, or a support group of other parents.

Has anyone ever talked of maybe forming a parents and kids group? Like, the parents hang out and talk about our lives or whatever, while the kids all play together? We meet up at maybe different houses or go on outings together, like to museums and the zoo, have cookouts, things like that. Maybe parents who've been around for awhile can give tips to other Displaced parents, and our kids have a group of friends that are in similar situations to theirs.

If other parents wanted to, I certainly wouldn't object to forming a group like this. It'd be nice to have a support group of other parents and it would be nice for my kids to have some friends around their age who are also in the same situation that they are.


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[info]thatlanewit
2018-06-11 01:08 am UTC (link)
I've found having Jon enrolled at the Displaced school has helped some with that. He's been able to get to know other kids among our group and the staff is all well aware of what's happening. So there's no stress about missing days because something weird has happened.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 01:14 am UTC (link)
Cooper and Lila are enrolled there, as well. It was a good thing to find out that there was a school for the Displaced. I just figured it would be good to have a group for us all, as well. Not everyone might have kids who are school aged, yet. This way they can interact outside of school, too, with summer coming up.

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[info]thatlanewit
2018-06-11 01:20 am UTC (link)
How old are Cooper and Lila?

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:36 am UTC (link)
Cooper is nine, Lila is six. How old is Jon?

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[info]thatlanewit
2018-06-11 02:44 am UTC (link)
Jon's ten. He's got one friend from home here and plans to hang out with Sulu's daughter this weekend.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:45 am UTC (link)
He's not that much older than Cooper, then. I talked to Sulu about having the kids spend time with his daughter, as well. Maybe the three of us can all get together at some point.

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[info]thatlanewit
2018-06-11 02:47 am UTC (link)
I'm sure they already know one another from school then. I've got a farm as well, so there's some more space for the kids to run around on.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:53 am UTC (link)
I was talking to Rogue about rotating where we'd meet up, so that could work, too.

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[info]thatlanewit
2018-06-11 02:56 am UTC (link)
We can put my place down as one then.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:58 am UTC (link)
Works for me.

I don't think I introduced myself. I'm Laura Barton.

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[info]thatlanewit
2018-06-11 03:01 am UTC (link)
Lois Lane. Thanks for putting this forward.

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[info]thwipsandquips
2018-06-11 01:21 am UTC (link)
I've literally been here all of a day, but if this is a thing, then it's probably a thing I need to hop in on. ...since people are telling me there's no easy way home, and I don't think my usual go-to places and people for the kids have cross-dimensional cell service.

I have a one- and four-year-old. I mean, I barely have anything figured out at this point, but this sounds like it might help with at least one part of settling in.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:38 am UTC (link)
As far as I know, there isn't really a parents and kids group. I figured it would be useful to have, especially for people like yourself, who've just arrive.

I have three. My oldest, Cooper, he's nine, my daughter Lila is six, and Nathaniel is a month old.

Do you need anything in terms of supplies?

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[info]absorbs
2018-06-11 01:35 am UTC (link)
Having some sorta support network is a real good thing to have. For anyone with real little ones there's an indoor playground in Council 8 that's got like a play area with different toys and structures for infants to around five years old. It's a nice place to head when its real hot outside.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:39 am UTC (link)
I live on a farm, too, so it's got lots of room for kids to play around, and we've got a pretty decent sized play area inside the house, in case we all wanted to meet up at someone's house. Even if someone has an infant, it'd be nice for them to just come and hang out with other parents, if they wanted to.

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[info]absorbs
2018-06-11 02:45 am UTC (link)
I'm over in the woods with a lot of space and then of course I got the island area. I'd say the only thing is with infants we'd need to set up a space for them to be able to be on the ground without any danger. Those that don't got lil ones no more ain't always gonna have their areas as baby proofed no more.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:47 am UTC (link)
We have a one-month old at the house, so we've got a enough baby proofed space for infants to roam around without getting into anything that could possibly hurt them. If we could maybe get on a sort of rotation, that could work, too. Meet at someone's house one week, and then someone else's the next.

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[info]absorbs
2018-06-11 02:49 am UTC (link)
I reckon a rotation of some sort could work pretty well during the summer. School year might be a lil harder though.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:50 am UTC (link)
During the summer, we can maybe meet up during the week, and then during the school year, maybe the second Saturday of every month? Something like that.

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[info]absorbs
2018-06-11 02:54 am UTC (link)
Something like that sounds doable to me. When I'm back in town I can get into the rotation.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:57 am UTC (link)
I'll probably post something later this week, once I've gotten a good idea of who's interested.

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[info]absorbs
2018-06-11 02:58 am UTC (link)
I'll look for it.

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[info]swhite
2018-06-11 01:56 am UTC (link)
I think a parents / kids group would be good. My five go to the EPS, but they're younger or older than most of the other children.

If you formed a group, I'd be delighted.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:42 am UTC (link)
How old are they?

I'll probably end up doing that. With summer coming up, it'll be nice for the kids to have a group that they can interact with while school's out. I live on a farm, so it's got plenty of space for them to play, and the parents can always talk while we do that. I figured we could maybe even plan group outings, too.

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[info]swhite
2018-06-11 02:50 am UTC (link)
They turn 7 on Wednesday. I was going to have a little thing at Wolf Manor for them. You and your children are welcome to come.

I completely agree. I homeschooled my children because they couldn't grow up in Fabletown. They were too wolfish in appearance and couldn't stop flying instead of walking.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:52 am UTC (link)
Lila's six, so she's right around their age, then. And Cooper is nine, but he gets along fine with younger children. I'll have to do that, thank you. It'll be nice for them to have some friends around their age.

I homeschooled Cooper and Lila, too, but they had friends their age back home. I mostly homeschooled them because of my husband's profession. It was just easier that way.

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[info]swhite
2018-06-11 02:58 am UTC (link)
I will warn you that because they're descendants of one of the Cardinal Winds in our world, specifically the North Wind, they have extreme abilities in shapeshifting, flying, and grew up quite fast because of those abilities. Winter, in particular, is grown up far beyond her years as she has been chosen to be the next North Wind. When her grandfather died, all of that knowledge became hers.

Connor and Blossom loves the outdoors and being troublemakers, getting dirty — typical children stuff. Ambrose is the quiet one who would prefer to read or tell stories. And then Ghost, who you will never see because he is a zephyr. You may hear him though.

Homeschooling wasn't quite so bad. I had resigned my position as Deputy Mayor considering my ex-husband, Prince Charming, decided he wanted the position of Mayor. I was not willing to work with him.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 03:04 am UTC (link)
Cooper and Lila are just regular, run of the mill humans, but they're no stranger to knowing people with abilities, having met the Avengers. They asked Bruce if he'd Hulk out for them. They'll probably love the idea of having friends with superpowers.

I get the feeling that quite a few of the little ones around here might have different abilities, so luckily, they won't feel really out of place.

My husband was a SHIELD agent and an Avenger. While the kids and I weren't exactly completely cut off from the world, we had to be careful, because Clint's profession meant that sometimes, he might get some pretty powerful enemies. There weren't any records of me and the kids anywhere in the SHIELD database, but we wanted to play it safe.

But yeah. I can understand not wanting to work with your ex-husband.

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[info]swhite
2018-06-11 03:14 am UTC (link)
The kids have always been a bit of a pack, considering their natures. They can change into wolves and run around — which they do often. They do like to give rides though, so that's something Cooper and Lila might be interested in.

That does sound problematic, given what I know about the Avengers and their trials here. That must have been ridiculously hard on you.

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[info]anatombomb
2018-06-11 02:32 am UTC (link)
Jacob will be here soon, and once he is a support group sounds like a fantastic idea.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:42 am UTC (link)
When are you due?

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[info]anatombomb
2018-06-11 02:43 am UTC (link)
Within the next couple of weeks.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:46 am UTC (link)
Is Jacob going to be your first child?

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[info]anatombomb
2018-06-11 02:55 am UTC (link)
My first biological child, yes. I have a stepson and an alternate universe daughter, both of whom grew up in different timelines, and while I raised Nate in the future, it's...a little difficult to explain. And not quite the same as this.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 02:57 am UTC (link)
Gotcha. So it's been awhile for you, then. Also, my youngest won't be too much older than Jacob, so when he does get here, he'll have someone around his own age that he can interact with once he's able to.

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[info]anatombomb
2018-06-11 02:58 am UTC (link)
I've grown up in the mansion and lived and taught there for a long time, but the children who come are usually teenagers, so you're right - it's been a while. I'll definitely appreciate having others around with more experience.

I'm Jean, by the way.

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-11 03:05 am UTC (link)
Someday, I'll have teenagers. And while I've noticed that there are a fair amount of teenagers around, teenagers don't exactly need play groups to learn how to socialize and spend time with people their own age.

I'm Laura. It's nice to meet you, Jean.

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[info]anatombomb
2018-06-11 03:08 am UTC (link)
That's very true.

It's nice to meet you too, Laura, and this is a fantastic idea. Thank you for sharing it.

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[info]chaserangie
2018-06-12 12:17 am UTC (link)
I think this sounds like a marvelous idea.

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[info]becameahero
2018-06-12 02:01 am UTC (link)
My daughter's one, and I'm forgetting how to communicate with adults. Send help.

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[info]hawksarrow
2018-06-12 02:21 am UTC (link)
So what you're really saying is I ought to start renovations downstairs to make a play room and a better kitchen, right?

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[info]agentnineteen
2018-06-24 08:08 pm UTC (link)
Yes.

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[info]hawksarrow
2018-06-24 09:21 pm UTC (link)
You are the best wife.

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