TORIEL! I'M SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, ARE ADVERSE TO THE IDEA OF CHARA LEARNING SOMETHING FOR THE FUN OF IT! NOT EVERY BIT OF KNOWLEDGE CAN BE USEFUL TO THE WORLD IN A CAPACITY THAT HELPS OTHERS, BUT IF IT BRINGS ENJOYMENT ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, WHAT'S THE HARM TO IT?
I WANT THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS.
You really do not see the harm in giving a child explosives? They could hurt themselves, or someone else, or just cause a great deal of property damage.
I have a book on snail facts, if Chara would like to learn something that is not particularly useful, and is ultimately harmless.
THEY COULD, YES, OR THEY COULD LEARN HOW TO HANDLE IT SAFELY AND MAKE AMAZING THINGS! INNOVATIONS DON'T HAPPEN WITHOUT SOME RISK INVOLVED.
IF THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT SNAILS AND THEIR HABITS, THEN I'M SURE THEY WILL ENJOY THAT! BUT THAT WON'T TAKE AWAY THEIR LOVE OF EXPLOSIVES. IT'S NOT A 1 TO 1 RATIO.
If you want them to do some innovation, just give them the chemistry set.
Maybe when they are older and more responsible, it will be fine to introduce them to learn how to safely handle explosives. For now, though, please keep their age in mind. There is a time when it is acceptable to introduce risky things and trust them with them, but now is not the time.
[Goodness, Toriel really does fit the definition of mom here. Not that he'd really understand what being a mom meant, but he also knows when an argument is a losing battle.]
VERY WELL. I SEE YOUR POINT. I WILL BE MORE CAREFUL WITH MY GIFT GIVING IN THE FUTURE.
[He won't be.]
I HOPE YOU DIDN'T THROW IT AWAY, HOWEVER. I'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT GIFT IN THAT CASE TO GIVE THEM.
[And he'd make it more dangerous, just to spite her if she did. Oh Mettaton, you troublemaker you.]
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Date: 2017-01-01 07:02 am (UTC)I WANT THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS.
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Date: 2017-01-01 07:45 am (UTC)I have a book on snail facts, if Chara would like to learn something that is not particularly useful, and is ultimately harmless.
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Date: 2017-01-02 05:46 am (UTC)IF THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT SNAILS AND THEIR HABITS, THEN I'M SURE THEY WILL ENJOY THAT! BUT THAT WON'T TAKE AWAY THEIR LOVE OF EXPLOSIVES. IT'S NOT A 1 TO 1 RATIO.
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Date: 2017-01-02 06:07 am (UTC)Maybe when they are older and more responsible, it will be fine to introduce them to learn how to safely handle explosives. For now, though, please keep their age in mind. There is a time when it is acceptable to introduce risky things and trust them with them, but now is not the time.
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Date: 2017-01-06 10:15 pm (UTC)VERY WELL. I SEE YOUR POINT. I WILL BE MORE CAREFUL WITH MY GIFT GIVING IN THE FUTURE.
[He won't be.]
I HOPE YOU DIDN'T THROW IT AWAY, HOWEVER. I'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT GIFT IN THAT CASE TO GIVE THEM.
[And he'd make it more dangerous, just to spite her if she did. Oh Mettaton, you troublemaker you.]