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[thedark_phoenix]

I've just spent an hour consoling a child who believes she is a freak of nature because a human told her she was. What bothers me more is I can't promise her that as she gets older, that the prejudice will stop.

All she wanted to do was gift someone with a flower, which she grew in her hand. That's more of a miracle than a threat.

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[dl_greenarrow]

People tend to fear what they don't understand.

[thedark_phoenix]

As adults we know that, but children only want to please, not frighten or scare them.

[dl_greenarrow]

I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully the person will spend some time educating themselves about those who have gifts.

[thedark_phoenix]

Not alot has changed since I was this girl's age. [optimistic smile] Hopefully she doesn't grow to become bitter at the treatment of our kind and use her abilities for the worse.

[halfthemistake]

*well, he's not surprised about the first part. it's what people do. :/*

That's pretty neat... who is it?

[fire_starter]

The world will always fear us, no matter what we do.

[thedark_phoenix]

That fear is easier to accept when you're older, but she's only six.

[fire_starter]

Still it's better to tell her the truth then allowing them to believe anything different. It wont ever stop, and she should be told that.

[thedark_phoenix]

I did, only she doesn't understand what's going on right now. She's taking it more as a personal rejection.

[sainthoward]

A flower? That's hardly threatening. If she makes grenades from her hand, then I'd be worried. But that wouldn't make her a freak, it would just make her unusual.