[ This time, the gentle squeeze of her fingers around his is for him -- not for her. ]
Parenting is a work in progress. [ Weren't you the one who checked up on her yearly -- clone or otherwise, it was always still a part of you -- just to touch base? Or sit around and watch her try her best with the twins before leaving like you'd never been there because their biological father had come back round. ] There's no instruction manual for this sort of thing. And it's scary. But it's also incredibly fulfilling.
[ A small smile then. ] You've also got a village's worth of people who are more than willing to help out.
[ Deidra and Gideon did great. Pao and Jen. Anton and Kalika. Neeka and her crazy lot. And the others too: Aura, Liana -- Elaine rest her soul. Lars and Miriam. Anyu and Asuna. And don't get her started on Kaizen, who pretty much was the first out of everyone. ]
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Parenting is a work in progress. [ Weren't you the one who checked up on her yearly -- clone or otherwise, it was always still a part of you -- just to touch base? Or sit around and watch her try her best with the twins before leaving like you'd never been there because their biological father had come back round. ] There's no instruction manual for this sort of thing. And it's scary. But it's also incredibly fulfilling.
[ A small smile then. ] You've also got a village's worth of people who are more than willing to help out.
[ Deidra and Gideon did great. Pao and Jen. Anton and Kalika. Neeka and her crazy lot. And the others too: Aura, Liana -- Elaine rest her soul. Lars and Miriam. Anyu and Asuna. And don't get her started on Kaizen, who pretty much was the first out of everyone. ]