Come stop your crying, it'll be alright - just take my hand, hold it tight.

[whenpigtailsfly]

THE PARENT/CHILD MEME

Parents, congratulations! The precious responsibility of legal guardianship has been placed upon your shoulders. You are now in charge of a real, live, adorable(?) child! Welcome to the greatest adventure of your life! In theory, anyway. Let's hope you don't screw this up...

Children, also congratulations! Whether you had one before this meme or not, you have officially acquired a genuine responsible(?) adult to love and cherish you, teach you useful skills, and look after your every need! In theory, anyway. Let's hope you aren't too much of a handful...

HOW IT WORKS:

Make a post with your character's name and fandom in the subject line, and make note of whether you'd rather play as a GUARDIAN, as a CHILD, or as EITHER. Guardians must be over the age of 18 and children under the age of 18, but if your character is too old or too young for the role you want to play, just shoop their age and make a note of it in the subject line!

[Examples:]
YUFFIE KISARAGI | FFVII | GUARDIAN (25)
ROY MUSTANG | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST | CHILD (6)

Easy as pie! Now, pick out a likely-looking guardian for your child or a child for your guardian (cross-canon tagging is totally encouraged here, but canon relationships are also fine), tag their post, and start playing! Rolling up a relationship, a scenario, or both at the RNG is entirely optional. Good luck!

RELATIONSHIPS:

1: Born
Behold, the fruit of your loins! Whether you've been raising this kid from day one or have belatedly become their primary guardian, the DNA testing doesn't lie - you are this child's ancestor.

2: Adopted
Not every parental bond starts in the womb. You've selflessly opened your home and your heart on a permanent basis to this bundle of joy. Best of luck as you bond with your new child!

3: Fostered
Sometimes the greatest gift is a place to call home, even if it's just a temporary chapter of life. For however long they're in your care, this kid is depending on you for stability and love.

4: Found
Where did this kid come from? You'd better puzzle it out quick, because you've suddenly found yourself with an extra mouth to feed, and there's nobody else around to do the job.

5: Borrowed
There is somebody else to do the job...but they've passed the baton to you for the time being, or you offered your services yourself. Babysitting is a major responsibility - do your best!


SCENARIOS:

1: "Now I lay me down to sleep..."
It's time to put this kid to bed. How many bedtime stories and drinks of water is it gonna take? Only one way to find out.

2: "Part of this balanced meal!"
Food is the foundation of life, the kitchen is the heart of the home, and mealtime with loved ones can be a peaceful oasis...or a trial by fire.

3: "I'm so proud of you!"
Part of the joy of parenthood is celebrating your child's accomplishments. Whatever your kid did right, make sure you let them know how happy it's made you.

4: "Come, stop your crying, it'll be all right..."
Something has gone badly wrong for this little one. Whether the cure involves a first aid kit, some good advice, or just comfort and reassurance, it's up to you to make things right again.

5: "Say 'ahh'..."
Being sick is never fun, but having somebody around to take good care of you can make all the difference to an ailing child. Try not to catch it yourself, though.

6: "And let that be a lesson to you."
Sometimes, when your child puts a foot wrong, it's your job to set them right. A time-out, a telling-off, grounding, or even corporal punishment...what method do you set stock by?

7: "Now, follow my lead..."
Teaching a skill to a young person is a wonderful way of passing on your wisdom to the next generation. Let the training begin! And let's hope your specialty isn't anything illegal...

8: "Get behind me!"
A threat has emerged, your child is in danger, and you can feel the adrenaline kicking in. It's time to get in there and protect your young!

Comments

thor odinson « mcu » parent/guardian « ota

[lordsparkles]

[drakestone]

[ Up for some father/son bonding? My Marvel-OC Elijah here is the biological son of Thor, though this fact is (or was) unknown to either of them. ]

chiyo mihama ★ azumanga daioh ★ ota

[whenpigtailsfly]

[ she is Good and Pure please protect her from all the evil in this world.

or, in another vein completely, let her get your life in order; she's surrounded by idiot adults in her life and has coped by becoming very responsible. ]

Ghira Belladonna | RWBY | Parent

[tempered_fang]

[loneliest_of_all]

(ooc: Because tbh I kind of wanted Ghira to adopt her since we were introduced to him. Though as a warning I'm rusty as all hell.

The scenario I've got that comes to mind is Weiss instead of trying to get to Mistral in volume 5 goes after Blake Volume 4-ish. Both because she knows that's where her friend is and she has a stronger sense of wanting to undo some of the damage that Jacques has done and apologize to the Faunus community there.

Ghira over time learns exactly what kind of man Jacques Schnee is and decides that she needs his support as an adult that isn't a total asshole.

Though that's just my idea of how it'd go.)

Taiyang Xiao Long | RWBY | Parent

[better_goodbyes]

clark kent, dceu.

[cornbred]

[ parent/guardian. ]

Tauriel | The Hobbit

[silvan_captain]

((OOC: I have a little!Tauriel too if anyone is interested in being her foster parent :-) ))

Meredith Morgan ★ OC ★ OTA

[cupboard_magic]

[ Parent/guardian - she's already adopted twins, so I'm down for her adopting another, or fostering! ]

Djem Ahmad | OC | OTA

[fresh_to_deaf]

[ He was very nearly given up for adoption when he was a kid, so I'm down for him being the child in the situation, maybe trying to settle into a foster or even adoptive home? ]

a 4? a 5? BOTH?

[seenitbefore]

"So," Cassian says, when he comes back from the living room, where K has been mollified for the moment with kiwi fruit. He says it aloud, because habit is powerful like that, and also because his hands are busy with the thermometer. After a second he puts it aside, and sits down on the edge of the bed. "So you don't have a temperature." He still signs slowly, with concentration -- although as Djem has had opportunity to learn by now, that's how Cassian does a lot of things, not a lot of middle ground between painstaking and effortless. "What's up?"

Nephele | Mistborn OC | OTA

[nepharious]

{A child who will absolutely 100% parent other children with no better options]

tell me if this is garbage, i can recycle, I CAN BE BETTER

[57times]

Call it reflexes or a lucky grab, but Esther's got a hand around Neph's wrist before she's fully processed what it was she was doing - or trying to do. As far as Esther's concerned, this is certainly a first. She's never been unlucky enough to lose her wallet to a pickpocket, and had she not been paying attention, Neph would have changed that within a couple of seconds. But now here they both are in an awkward freeze frame that's beginning to pull looks from passersby.

"I'll have that back, thank you." Plucking her wallet out of Neph's hand, Esther pushes it into the inside pocket of her coat, raising a brow before she pulls the kid in her grasp gently but firmly off to the side and out of the way. Once there, she slowly crouches in front of her, her grip loosening enough that Neph can pull her hand away if she wants.

She's assuming she will; hell, Esther's assuming she's going to run the first chance she gets. But on the off chance she doesn't, she'd like to at least try and figure out what's going on here.

"Now, first things first..I don't suppose you feel like telling me where your parents are?"

While it would have been a royal pain in the arse to lose her cards, her ID and her cash, Esther's well aware that kids don't risk stealing from strangers in broad daylight unless they feel they need to. Which is why she doesn't sound angry, exactly. Stern, at a stretch - but she won't be raising her voice any time soon.

Asharru | Mythology OC

[im_in_ur]

[The MOST maternal]

Bodhi Rook | Rogue One

[callsign_rogueone]

[Adoption or 'where did this baby come from' are both very valid options here]

Shiro | Voltron: Legendary Defender

[leadershipped]

(( the dad. this is basically in his job description. ))

Ben Solo (AU) | Star Wars

[jedi_librettist]

[Most likely the parent.]

Leia Organa | Star Wars

[rebelbuns]

Bruce Wayne - dceu

[bought_the_bank]

(Guardian.)

[pixieboots]

[ If you’d be up for playing with this kid! We could AU him into the DCEU verse or play it as a meeting of different canons, whichever you’d prefer! ]

Werewolf McCree | Overwatch | OTA

[itshighmoon]

[Up to being a literal pup, a young, feisty shifter in need of mentoring...or a somewhat responsible adult doing the mentoring!]

4-4

[chatnerd]

[It had been at least a week since Adrien had left home, and he was starting to get worried. Someone was bound to recognize him at some point, the son of the famously reclusive fashion mogul as well as the face of more than one of his lines? He'd been lucky so far by sticking to quieter more rural towns where the locals weren't as up on things like fashion news, but someone was going to notice him.

Or even worse someone would catch sight of him when he was shifted, and that would be a whole new kind of trouble. No police for that sort of report. If his shifted form was more common it wouldn't be so bad, but reports of an adolescent snow leopard would certainly draw all manner of unsavory attention. Especially with how unpredictable his shifting was, thanks to the experimental suppressants his father had insisted he take? It wasn't just one night a month. All Adrien could do was hope that was just temporary while the latent drugs were working their way out of his system however slowly that was. But for now it was in his best interest to avoid the towns as much as possible other than when he absolutely needed to get something, and hope that no one commented on the strange kid they were seeing around on occasion that didn't seem to belong to any of the local families.]

Peter Parker l MCU/Spider-Man Homecoming l OTA

[yessuitlady]

(definitely the child)

Poe Dameron l Star Wars l OTA

[wearethespark]

(Up for either role.)

Leonard Snart | Arrowverse

[robber_of_atms]

[Has somehow been de-aged back to a child.]

For gildedshot

[robber_of_atms]

Vampire 76 | Overwatch | OTA

[immortal76]

Vamp Dad reporting for duty!

Bev Marsh | IT 2017

[anchorred]

( for the love of god someone adopt this child )

torunn thorsdóttir | marvel

[daughter_of_thor]

The Dragonborn | Skyrim | OTA

[drehnifusbahi]

[Come to dragon dad, kids :D]