09-06-2026, 08:05 PM
Gath grinned at her comments about the knife, "You know your weapons. I'm impressed."
When she began listing the stereotypes, his grin widened to a smile, "Yes, your people and mine seem to be more similar than one might expect. Fortunately, there are exceptions to those and when we rise above them, it is quite often in spite of some of those traits, but I think at our hearts, we're strong and independent people who take pride in being self-sufficient."
He chuckled and nodded at the comment about kids, "Yes, you have a very valid point. The hardest thing about raising children to be strong willed and independent is that they're going to test it on their parents first. They can't have a mind of their own without pushing restrictions and boundaries, sometimes to their regret. It takes a strong parent to teach them. The patience, dedication and love they put into their children is going to make all of the difference. We learn what we live. If they grow up around parents that are a team and dedicated to the loving and caring of the family, then that's what they inherit and pass on to their own when it is their turn. Sometimes the hardest thing to teach them is that it can be okay to say you don't know something, or to apologize for being wrong, but strong enough to change because of it. Good people don't happen by accident, they grow into those people because someone along the way taught them how to care enough to push through the bad things and to cherish the good ones. We're always stronger together."
Gath's smile turned devilish again as he raised his glass and said, "I think our children would be smart, strong and beautiful." He then touched his glass to hers and gave her a wink before taking a sip."
== Tag ==
When she began listing the stereotypes, his grin widened to a smile, "Yes, your people and mine seem to be more similar than one might expect. Fortunately, there are exceptions to those and when we rise above them, it is quite often in spite of some of those traits, but I think at our hearts, we're strong and independent people who take pride in being self-sufficient."
He chuckled and nodded at the comment about kids, "Yes, you have a very valid point. The hardest thing about raising children to be strong willed and independent is that they're going to test it on their parents first. They can't have a mind of their own without pushing restrictions and boundaries, sometimes to their regret. It takes a strong parent to teach them. The patience, dedication and love they put into their children is going to make all of the difference. We learn what we live. If they grow up around parents that are a team and dedicated to the loving and caring of the family, then that's what they inherit and pass on to their own when it is their turn. Sometimes the hardest thing to teach them is that it can be okay to say you don't know something, or to apologize for being wrong, but strong enough to change because of it. Good people don't happen by accident, they grow into those people because someone along the way taught them how to care enough to push through the bad things and to cherish the good ones. We're always stronger together."
Gath's smile turned devilish again as he raised his glass and said, "I think our children would be smart, strong and beautiful." He then touched his glass to hers and gave her a wink before taking a sip."
== Tag ==