Common Ground


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 * There's a lot that people don't understand about the... ah... the incident at the 4*Town concert...
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 * Officially, there was a gas leak, a loose parade balloon, and stadium-wide mass hysteria...
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 * Unofficially... My family and I have been VERY strongly advised not to talk about the details in public.
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 * (... No matter HOW much some of us might take offense to being referred to as a "parade balloon.")
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 * I understand the need for secrecy, but... it can be isolating. Sometimes I wish I had someone outside the family to talk with...
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 * (... No matter HOW much some of us might take offense to being referred to as a "parade balloon.")
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 * I understand the need for secrecy, but... it can be isolating. Sometimes I wish I had someone outside the family to talk with...
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Level 3 "Search for Sympathy"
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 * Send Ming to search for a sympathetic ear.
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 * 5, 100
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 * My goodness... Who would've thought so many local parents had gone through similar experiences to mine?
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 * That American woman and her daughter's amphibian issues... and that nice Italian gentleman and his adopted son...
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 * That's practically enough for a support group... No -- an advocacy organization! "Concerned Parents of Exceptional Youths!"
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 * But I'll tell you who we AREN'T inviting: that swimmer with the hippie beard. Your child "turning human" is NOT a real issue!
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 * And for goodness' sake -- if you want people to take you seriously, try putting on a shirt!
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 * But I'll tell you who we AREN'T inviting: that swimmer with the hippie beard. Your child "turning human" is NOT a real issue!
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 * And for goodness' sake -- if you want people to take you seriously, try putting on a shirt!
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