Oh, my poor beleaguered badger. Despite the joys, family can also be source of so many irritants, can it not? Particularly when one finds oneself living a life so very different than the rest of one's family's frame of reference. I was fortunate in that both mother and Kolya not only supported my choices wholly but understood them as well, for the most part, but even with that we had our few rough spots. (The less said about the years of, oh, fifteen through eighteen inclusive, the better.)
You're right, of course, that I would likely do more harm than good with your parents, but if your sister winds up hammering the social anvil too firmly -- your eldest is the one with the aspirations to social standing, yes? -- you may send her to me and I will give her my most wide-eyed and helpful assistance in explaining.
Time does seem to go by so quickly, doesn't it? I had all manner of plans for this holiday, and managed to accomplish less than half of them. Speaking of walks, meanwhile, Poppy has been most encouraging at me about continuing mine. We must coordinate ours once we return to Hogwarts -- I do not know how you feel about running rather than walking, but it will be quite some time until I am recovered enough to return to my previous habits there.
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Date: 2013-04-11 01:10 pm (UTC)You're right, of course, that I would likely do more harm than good with your parents, but if your sister winds up hammering the social anvil too firmly -- your eldest is the one with the aspirations to social standing, yes? -- you may send her to me and I will give her my most wide-eyed and helpful assistance in explaining.
Time does seem to go by so quickly, doesn't it? I had all manner of plans for this holiday, and managed to accomplish less than half of them. Speaking of walks, meanwhile, Poppy has been most encouraging at me about continuing mine. We must coordinate ours once we return to Hogwarts -- I do not know how you feel about running rather than walking, but it will be quite some time until I am recovered enough to return to my previous habits there.
Yours,
T