[ So nice, to be able to hug his mother, and to be able to share hopes and fears. ]
We parents understand sorrow from our own experiences, and we know that our children will experience it too. But that doesn't mean we don't want them to be an exception to the rule! [ Stars of Varda! How true that was in the case of Curufin and Celebrimbor! But he could neither prevent his son from experiencing trouble and sorrow nor because of the Oath could he prevent himself from being one of the causes of grief. ]
I know. It would be a very different life, if children remained children as long as their parents needed them to be. [ Sweet smile, with just a little mischief in it. ] You'd still have seven little rascals running about the house, giving you completely unbelievable excuses for their pranks.
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We parents understand sorrow from our own experiences, and we know that our children will experience it too. But that doesn't mean we don't want them to be an exception to the rule! [ Stars of Varda! How true that was in the case of Curufin and Celebrimbor! But he could neither prevent his son from experiencing trouble and sorrow nor because of the Oath could he prevent himself from being one of the causes of grief. ]
I know. It would be a very different life, if children remained children as long as their parents needed them to be. [ Sweet smile, with just a little mischief in it. ] You'd still have seven little rascals running about the house, giving you completely unbelievable excuses for their pranks.