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: 2017-01-02 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.]