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Chapter 4
The other gods there declined. Then Falgaroth and Visinniria were the first to take their leave, and the rest quickly departed, most to prepare for their extended absence from the rest of the world.
Soon Mark and Talia were alone. Mark sat on the sand and leaned back on a sitting log, and Talia curled up in his lap.
“So, what are your thoughts on the raising of children, my love?” Talia asked as she kissed him under his chin.
to them, so they’re gonna know about
They’ll have an idyllic twenty-four years with us in the time-bubble, I hope, but after that, they’ll be out in the
serious truth.” he
she turned to face him, then caressed
we can raise kids to be fully mature and self-sufficient adults by the time they’re sixteen. So that gives us
to parenting full-time. If I had to work at a full time occupation, I would not want to have more than two young children at once. Don’t misunderstand; I plan to have dozens of children with you over the centuries, but the first few years of a child’s life are so critical, and there are
a child is completely grown and has left their parental home before they decide to have another one. At least one parent is available to every child at every minute of the day or night, always. When Dalia and I were born, Mother and Father gave up or delegated every duty but raising us until we were fourteen, and only then did they
long as both of us devote ourselves to parenting as our only occupation, I’m fine with having four young children at once. If they’re all boys or all girls, we’ll just have to try again after the nexus.
wants us to get better at that, everyone should be fine with giving us another two months off in the