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If all goes well this forthcoming Monday, this will be the final entry in the "Hapo Healing" series. All of these stories have been written using the JAWS screen reader and have been wonderful in allowing me to express my creativity while my eye does what it has to do to get better. This is not to say I won't write more Hapo Tales, but I do want to get caught up on arts I want to do for folks I missed birthdays and special occassions for. Plus, I have other ideas, like the Silmaria Reboot I started, I want to further into.
As with past stories in this series, a lot of what you will read focuses on my family. Particularly my son. With me still recovering, it has been really rough to be there as much for him as I'd like as I keep having to make return trips to Pittsburgh while taking it easy to ensure maximum healing. This goes while my wife struggles at her new job that she spends many hours each day, and on weekends, ensuring lesson plans and administrative paperwork get done on time. It truly has been hard to not be a solid provider of support and stability as I know my son can sense his mother's overwhelment and how I wish I could do more for and with him. :(
The gist of the tale is to present how moms and dads don't mean to, at times, seem less interested in their kids. Sometimes life happens and, in order to support your family, you have to make tough choices. In this case, my wife has to spend far more hours than she'd like at her new job where she'd rather spend them with our son who, like a typical Kindergartner, pouts when he gets dropped off for school.
There are other fun messages in this story that I hope shine through. Furthermore, points to anyone who can find the secret referance I snuck into it. :)
Thank you all for your support and following along with my recovery via my journals and Hapo Healing stories. Upon my eye gaining additional functionality, I plan to clean these up and post them to Hapo Works, which is the DeviantArt site for Hapo Stories that are not illustrated. You can access this site through our primary fan-site below.
www.facebook.com/hapotales
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
pi[Special thanks to
OzzieKitSkunk for helping me get the idea for this story. It was one of his comments that set this whole story in motion. Thanks, Ozzie![/i]
If all goes well this forthcoming Monday, this will be the final entry in the "Hapo Healing" series. All of these stories have been written using the JAWS screen reader and have been wonderful in allowing me to express my creativity while my eye does what it has to do to get better. This is not to say I won't write more Hapo Tales, but I do want to get caught up on arts I want to do for folks I missed birthdays and special occassions for. Plus, I have other ideas, like the Silmaria Reboot I started, I want to further into.
As with past stories in this series, a lot of what you will read focuses on my family. Particularly my son. With me still recovering, it has been really rough to be there as much for him as I'd like as I keep having to make return trips to Pittsburgh while taking it easy to ensure maximum healing. This goes while my wife struggles at her new job that she spends many hours each day, and on weekends, ensuring lesson plans and administrative paperwork get done on time. It truly has been hard to not be a solid provider of support and stability as I know my son can sense his mother's overwhelment and how I wish I could do more for and with him. :(
The gist of the tale is to present how moms and dads don't mean to, at times, seem less interested in their kids. Sometimes life happens and, in order to support your family, you have to make tough choices. In this case, my wife has to spend far more hours than she'd like at her new job where she'd rather spend them with our son who, like a typical Kindergartner, pouts when he gets dropped off for school.
There are other fun messages in this story that I hope shine through. Furthermore, points to anyone who can find the secret referance I snuck into it. :)
Thank you all for your support and following along with my recovery via my journals and Hapo Healing stories. Upon my eye gaining additional functionality, I plan to clean these up and post them to Hapo Works, which is the DeviantArt site for Hapo Stories that are not illustrated. You can access this site through our primary fan-site below.
www.facebook.com/hapotales
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
pi[Special thanks to
OzzieKitSkunk for helping me get the idea for this story. It was one of his comments that set this whole story in motion. Thanks, Ozzie![/i]
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Oooh, I really like this part of your hapo healing story. Aside from the regression theme it tackled an interesting topic on how it must feel for a kid who has a father who is a head-of-state. I think Lucky had some pretty justified feelings in regards to the whole situation but at the same time he needed to learn how to see beyond his own needs and understand just how important his father's job is. Poor Ducky though, having such a terrible regression episode. I guess you should really plan more when you feel like playing with something like the Youth Stone.
Exactly! You got the message of the story perfectly. The regression was only used to emphasize how one should be careful what they wish for while adding more importance as to why Ducky has to do what he does. It may seem to kids that all parents want to do is work, but responsibilities escalate upon reaching adulthood and there's nothing we can do about it. Add a kid in there and a parent often feels a sense of guilt if a child keeps begging for time that, sadly, cannot always be given.
For Lucky, I wanted to give him a feeling of what it would be like to have someone constantly nagging and requiring his time. This is why I regressed Ducky so far down. It also made it more possible to connect-the-dots from when Truent nearly loses his mind trying to stall up until he just so happens to find Ducky after "successfully" reuniting the lost kid with his parents.
If parents read this story, I'd hope to have a suppliment for them to help explain on how they don't mean to seem like they are ignoring their children. Rather, they have responsibilities that must be met just as it is the child's job to go to school and enjoy their youth while developing healthy, independant play techniques for when mom and dad can't be primary entertainer. :)
For Lucky, I wanted to give him a feeling of what it would be like to have someone constantly nagging and requiring his time. This is why I regressed Ducky so far down. It also made it more possible to connect-the-dots from when Truent nearly loses his mind trying to stall up until he just so happens to find Ducky after "successfully" reuniting the lost kid with his parents.
If parents read this story, I'd hope to have a suppliment for them to help explain on how they don't mean to seem like they are ignoring their children. Rather, they have responsibilities that must be met just as it is the child's job to go to school and enjoy their youth while developing healthy, independant play techniques for when mom and dad can't be primary entertainer. :)
Ohh! I definitely see what you did there. Lucky can now relate to his father Ducky in the case of needing to do something, but constantly being interrupted by someone he cares for, but can't immediately deal with. Case in point, Lucky having to take care of "Baby" Ducky while being pressed by Truent for Ducky's location AND at the same time trying to sort this whole regression mess out. Very nice touch there Yosh!
*Applause* Oh, how you have this story figured out both inside-and-out. That was the whole point and I am glad it was recognizable throughout the read. It makes me happy to know the effort I put into it was so worth every mechanical voice second. :)
What impresses me is that I didn't think I could come up with anymore Hapo Tales for the longest times, minus the special one I mentioned via text. However, this whole eye thing has really gotten me to dig deep and I've developed 6 fresh tales. With "City of Solitude", I have over 26 episodes for the series and, if ever made into a children's cartoon, I'm sure I could work with fellow writers, like yourself, to make even more great, story-building tales. :)
What impresses me is that I didn't think I could come up with anymore Hapo Tales for the longest times, minus the special one I mentioned via text. However, this whole eye thing has really gotten me to dig deep and I've developed 6 fresh tales. With "City of Solitude", I have over 26 episodes for the series and, if ever made into a children's cartoon, I'm sure I could work with fellow writers, like yourself, to make even more great, story-building tales. :)
Awwww, such a cute story. ^^ I'm glad I could help give you the idea! *hugs* I wish such a stone actually existed. Hehehe, I bet it would be very pretty, not to mention fun to use! I wish Ducky could have kept his adult mind, or most of it, and been able to actually play with his son. In the end, he didn't really get to play with his dad like he wanted. It would have been fun if they had found him some Pockey-Pants to wear, then when he became an adult again, still had them on, only in adult size. Hehe ^^ I can imagine this being an episode of the Hapo cartoon series. Maybe one day Ducky will get tired of the "rat race" and go find the stone for himself, arranging to have a few days off to play with his son as a kid, with someone as a caretaker of some sort. That would be a very sweet follow up to this story. ^^
<LoL!> I am glad you enjoyed the story you helped to inspire. As remarked, I wrote it with your inspiration along with basing it off actual times going on here for my son who, due mommy and daddy's current situation, may not always feel as if we give him enough attention at times.
There are lots of times in which I wish I could go back to being a kid again. I wouldn't want my adult mind, though. As an adult, the world is so, as best said, "small" compared to when you're little and have no idea of how much responsibility and other things go into what we enjoy as children.
It's like how my son enjoys dressing up in costumes and retending he is Samus from the Metroid series. He is not afraid to go on dog walks with me as he shoots up bad guys and makes up the rules as he goes. I'm very imaginitive, but no match for that raw feeling and mindset genuine childhood gives.
Back to the story, I'm sure Ducky will find out eventually what went on in the museum and have a few words for his son and his friends. Though, there would indeed be a seed planted on how it would be to try it out. Especially in the hands of a true mage, in which Ducky is. :)
There are lots of times in which I wish I could go back to being a kid again. I wouldn't want my adult mind, though. As an adult, the world is so, as best said, "small" compared to when you're little and have no idea of how much responsibility and other things go into what we enjoy as children.
It's like how my son enjoys dressing up in costumes and retending he is Samus from the Metroid series. He is not afraid to go on dog walks with me as he shoots up bad guys and makes up the rules as he goes. I'm very imaginitive, but no match for that raw feeling and mindset genuine childhood gives.
Back to the story, I'm sure Ducky will find out eventually what went on in the museum and have a few words for his son and his friends. Though, there would indeed be a seed planted on how it would be to try it out. Especially in the hands of a true mage, in which Ducky is. :)
Awwww, I'm sure you both try to give your son the attention he needs as often as you can. *hugs*
Hehe, yeah, I understand that. I should be more specific. I would want to keep certain parts of my adult mind, so that I can remember how awful it was and be able to fully enjoy being little again, but I'd want to drop all the stress and worries. I'd also want to remember who people are and what things are so I wouldn't be scared or crying all the time. Basically I'd want the best of both worlds, but with more in favor of innocent childhood than fretful adulthood.
*giggles* That sounds cute. I used to dress up like He-Man and Superman a lot when I was a kid. It does help when needing to act brave. Sounds like he has a great imagination, just like his dad. ^^
Hehe, oh he is? That could be interesting. Maybe he can better use the stone so he can become a certain age and play with his son while escaping his adult duties for a while. I know I would. :3
Hehe, yeah, I understand that. I should be more specific. I would want to keep certain parts of my adult mind, so that I can remember how awful it was and be able to fully enjoy being little again, but I'd want to drop all the stress and worries. I'd also want to remember who people are and what things are so I wouldn't be scared or crying all the time. Basically I'd want the best of both worlds, but with more in favor of innocent childhood than fretful adulthood.
*giggles* That sounds cute. I used to dress up like He-Man and Superman a lot when I was a kid. It does help when needing to act brave. Sounds like he has a great imagination, just like his dad. ^^
Hehe, oh he is? That could be interesting. Maybe he can better use the stone so he can become a certain age and play with his son while escaping his adult duties for a while. I know I would. :3
That would be cute for Ducky to, one day, take advantageof the stone and surprise his son and pals by being a "new kid" to see how they'd react to this energetic youngster. Would be a great way to test how friendly they are to strangers and get an idea of how childhood emotions vary from those as an adult.
I don't remember dressing up a lot. Though, I did run around a lot in daydreamed about Transformers and Care Bears and the sort. There are many a home video you can see lil' me making up tales about all those things I enjoyed. I think I even made my own version of the original, Transformers movie. Thouogh, my best memory of interest is how I threw a fit when my parents had to return to the pilot episode for G1 My Little Pony. The irony in it is that I did get it for my 5th birthday, gave up on it for gender reasons by he time I was 6, and then found myself getting back into the ponies for Friendship is Magic. Talk about full circle!
My wife and I are very proud of our son and glad we can influence him in our own, fun ways. He is a real smarty and a lot of fun to draw and talk with. We even watch ponies together while talking about how all the fantasy elements work. Good times!
I don't remember dressing up a lot. Though, I did run around a lot in daydreamed about Transformers and Care Bears and the sort. There are many a home video you can see lil' me making up tales about all those things I enjoyed. I think I even made my own version of the original, Transformers movie. Thouogh, my best memory of interest is how I threw a fit when my parents had to return to the pilot episode for G1 My Little Pony. The irony in it is that I did get it for my 5th birthday, gave up on it for gender reasons by he time I was 6, and then found myself getting back into the ponies for Friendship is Magic. Talk about full circle!
My wife and I are very proud of our son and glad we can influence him in our own, fun ways. He is a real smarty and a lot of fun to draw and talk with. We even watch ponies together while talking about how all the fantasy elements work. Good times!
*giggles* Maybe we could collaborate on a story one day. We could each talk about what we want to see in it, and each write parts of it and share back and forth about it. ^^
Awww, I bet you dressed up sometimes though, and it was cute. I know I wore my Superman PJs to my babysitter often, and wore them all day. I certainly miss those days. I remember bringing a Care Bears read along record and story book with me to kindergarten one day for show and tell. I was really into Care Bears when I was little, but kind of grew out of it in favor of He-Man, Thundercats, and Transformers. I saw the old My Little Pony show when I was little, and didn't like it because it was clearly marketed toward little girls. So it never interested me. However, the show they have today is more like Powerpuff Girls, and has drawn the interest of both male and female people. Even fans of the current show will tell you that the original was pretty awful though. So there's something to be said about that. I'm one of those that can't get past the fact that the show is still mostly geared towards girls though. I mean, its all pink, and the toys involve styling hair and such. Its just not my thing. Tavi and I do enjoy watching both the old and the new Transformers though. ^^
Awwww, I'm glad your son is so smart and fun. You're teaching him all the right lessons. I'm sure he'll grow into a wonderful man someday.
Awww, I bet you dressed up sometimes though, and it was cute. I know I wore my Superman PJs to my babysitter often, and wore them all day. I certainly miss those days. I remember bringing a Care Bears read along record and story book with me to kindergarten one day for show and tell. I was really into Care Bears when I was little, but kind of grew out of it in favor of He-Man, Thundercats, and Transformers. I saw the old My Little Pony show when I was little, and didn't like it because it was clearly marketed toward little girls. So it never interested me. However, the show they have today is more like Powerpuff Girls, and has drawn the interest of both male and female people. Even fans of the current show will tell you that the original was pretty awful though. So there's something to be said about that. I'm one of those that can't get past the fact that the show is still mostly geared towards girls though. I mean, its all pink, and the toys involve styling hair and such. Its just not my thing. Tavi and I do enjoy watching both the old and the new Transformers though. ^^
Awwww, I'm glad your son is so smart and fun. You're teaching him all the right lessons. I'm sure he'll grow into a wonderful man someday.
Original Transfomers were, and are, the best! The episodes were simply written, but gave a young mind tons of room to figure out how to play with their respective toys. Then, of course, you have the original movie with Uicron which, to this day, is still one of my most favorite movies. It had a most serious plot, lots of action, and that epic battle against the autobots city was super cool!
I watched the original MLP movie and was a little bothered on how girly it was. Though, I did love "The Smooze". Whoever thought of living ooze as a bad guy was genius! The fact it had a these song made it rock even harder!
For ponies G1, the premire episode "Escape from Midnight Castle" (I think I got that right) was actually fairly scary compared to other material I remember from my youth. That bad guy was hardcore and lots of ponies got turned into horrible things by this bag of darkness in which even had a heartbeat! Kazootles!
Collaborate on a story with you? Sounds fun! We could do it via PMs if you'd like. Anytime you are ready to start, please let me know. No need for much material at a time as I know we can make it into a delightful RP session that is remembered over time. Or, if you wouldn't mind, you could keep our snipits and post the end result as, for now, I am not in a good position to keep hold of PM, or e-mail, responses thanks to my lovable eyeball.
I watched the original MLP movie and was a little bothered on how girly it was. Though, I did love "The Smooze". Whoever thought of living ooze as a bad guy was genius! The fact it had a these song made it rock even harder!
For ponies G1, the premire episode "Escape from Midnight Castle" (I think I got that right) was actually fairly scary compared to other material I remember from my youth. That bad guy was hardcore and lots of ponies got turned into horrible things by this bag of darkness in which even had a heartbeat! Kazootles!
Collaborate on a story with you? Sounds fun! We could do it via PMs if you'd like. Anytime you are ready to start, please let me know. No need for much material at a time as I know we can make it into a delightful RP session that is remembered over time. Or, if you wouldn't mind, you could keep our snipits and post the end result as, for now, I am not in a good position to keep hold of PM, or e-mail, responses thanks to my lovable eyeball.
Hehe, oh yes the original Transformers were awesome! Even though there were sometimes crazy animation mistakes and such, it was great. I remember seeing the movie when I was little and it was so sad when Optimus Prime died. That turned out to be a big mistake by the makers, since they only did it to replace old characters with new toys.
*nods* Tavi has said he remembers seeing some of the old MLP shows, but he liked whichever one had the boy ponies the best. Like I said, I couldn't really watch a whole episode of it back then. My little boy senses just kept telling me to stick to more boyish things. Even though I did watch She-Ra when it came on. Hehe
Hehe, I remember both Care Bears movies had a "sort of" scary villain in them. Lots of things seemed scary back then, but today look pretty silly. My favorite things to see were age regression in cartoons. I remember there was a regression episode of GI Joe as well as Thundercats. Those always got my attention. Hehe
Yeah! It would be lots of fun! I dunno if we should start now or after we move though. We're currently packing up stuff to move this weekend, so I wouldn't be able to respond very quickly or effectively right now. But if you want to, we can start and stop and just write more when we can. By the way, how did your eye report come out today?
*nods* Tavi has said he remembers seeing some of the old MLP shows, but he liked whichever one had the boy ponies the best. Like I said, I couldn't really watch a whole episode of it back then. My little boy senses just kept telling me to stick to more boyish things. Even though I did watch She-Ra when it came on. Hehe
Hehe, I remember both Care Bears movies had a "sort of" scary villain in them. Lots of things seemed scary back then, but today look pretty silly. My favorite things to see were age regression in cartoons. I remember there was a regression episode of GI Joe as well as Thundercats. Those always got my attention. Hehe
Yeah! It would be lots of fun! I dunno if we should start now or after we move though. We're currently packing up stuff to move this weekend, so I wouldn't be able to respond very quickly or effectively right now. But if you want to, we can start and stop and just write more when we can. By the way, how did your eye report come out today?
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