The Parent/Child Meme!

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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

[thefollowingtakesplace]

Jack wasn't sure how to handle this and his brow furrowed. He just didn't know if he could be the soothing dad, but he had to try and talk to Kim. "Kim? Can we talk?"

[pushedyouaway]

When she heard her dad come into the room, she stopped what she was doing and spun around in her chair, looking up at him. "About what because I only want a few things of my mothers and I don't care what you do with the rest of the stuff." She assumed that's what we wanted to talk about since that's why they were there.

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"Just wanted to make sure you are alright?" He glanced at her.

[pushedyouaway]

"I'm fine, dad." she sighed, glancing away from him and turning back around to finish packing up that box. She wasn't okay, glancing away was a clear indicator but she doubted he would notice. "I'm just wanting to get my room packed so we can leave. It feels weird being here now."

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"No you aren't. Talk to me." Jack sat down and he waited.

[pushedyouaway]

"You don't wanna do this now." she warned him, turning back around and looking at him. While she blamed him and Sam for her mom's death, she hadn't told them that yet, keeping pretty much quiet about everything for the past week. "Because you're not gonna like what I have to say."

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"Doesn't mean you shouldn't say what you feel." Jack watched her, oh he had a pretty good idea.

[pushedyouaway]

"Okay." She leaned back in the chair and crossed her arms. "Until last week, I didn't know anything about what you did until I got pulled into the middle of it and now, I'm not sure I ever wanted to know or not." she told him. "But you let my mother sit home for an entire day knowing I'd been kidnapped and barely telling her anything."

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"I told her what I knew. You were taken. Might not have told her by who, or why. Didn't want her getting hurt." he frowned a bit, he hadn't.

[pushedyouaway]

"And then when we were at the hospital, you told her not to come there, that she could come to the safe house. What a real safe house that turned out to be." she sighed. "Then you let her go hours without hearing from you or Sam. She kept making excuses, just like you did."

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"I had no way of knowing the person I've trusted was a mole, and would hurt your mother. I thought she was safe." He stood clearly he already felt guilty on his own. "Sam knew no more than your mother did." He'd spent too much time trying to keep everyone safe.

[pushedyouaway]

"Well, maybe if you or Sam would have told her I'd been found by the coast guard, she wouldn't have come down to CTU for some answers." Of course, Kim didn't know Nina lied to Jack about that and kept Sam from finding out until they brought Kim in, Nina then busy with distracting Teri.

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"Nina had a lot to do with that. Sam didn't know until you were brought in. And Nina, lied to me about a lot." He paused a moment and swallowed hard. "Nina told me they found your body, that you'd been killed. I lost it then and killed them all, only to find out there was no body."

[pushedyouaway]

"What are they gonna do to her for killing my mother?" she asked, grabbing a box and shoving clothes in it out of her dresser. She was listening to her dad but not looking at him until his last words and she stopped, turning around. "She did what? She told you that? Why did she tell you that?"

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"Because she was working with the people that took you the entire time. To distract me I guess." He glanced at her. "After I took them out, went to the Coast Guard to claim your body. They told me they hadn't found a body."

[pushedyouaway]

"Why did they keep taking Sam? We kept getting thrown back together." It was obvious Kim didn't know a lot about what went on that day aside from the things she'd been through. "The coast guard pulled me out of the water and took me to CTU and..." she stopped a moment thinking over that night. "Sam was acting weird, trying not to cry but she didn't seem happy." Another thing Kim didn't know, Jack trading himself for her.

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"Because I was going and trading myself for you." Jack glanced at her.

[pushedyouaway]

She dropped what she was doing and sat down on the bed beside him, learning more and more about that day. "You traded yourself...so you weren't planning on coming back?" That sounded like something he would do and explained Sam's behavior. "Then I escaped before you got there...but you didn't know that."

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"Instead I got a call from Nina telling me you were dead. They expected me to come for revenge, and were going to kill me. Guess they didn't expect the wrath they were faced with." Jack looked at her.

[pushedyouaway]

"But why did she kill mom? All she did was come to see me." She couldn't think of a reason, not knowing Teri overheard Nina on the phone. "She didn't know about anything else, did she?"

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"Your mom overheard her, knew she was a traitor. Guessing she didn't expect me to figure it out on my own." There was that deep resigned sigh of his, it all weighed down on him more than he ever let on.

[pushedyouaway]

"This is all so much." That sigh might have went over Kim's head but Sam had walked by Kim's bedroom on her way to the bathroom. She wasn't eavesdropping but she heard what Jack said and she heard that sigh, knowing how all of that bothered him. "After I got back, Sam went with me to get checked out. She wouldn't leave my side. She didn't know you were okay, did she? She was gonna have to tell me."

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"No she didn't know I was okay." There was a sad look on his face.

[pushedyouaway]

"When did she finally tell you about the baby?" she asked, picking up one of the smaller pillows on her bed and holding it on her lap. "I found the test at the safe house, it was positive. I was mad at first." she admitted, unsure if he already knew that or not. "But then I talked her into calling you. I wanted to hear your reaction but you were always busy and I missed it."

[thefollowingtakesplace]

"When I got back." He relaxed a bit. "Why mad?"