[stylist] was re childrens books

[Semirhage]

Hi Vejus,
I have a very good friend who was bullied in catholic school. In elementary 
and in highschool. Probably in-between too but those are the times I hear 
about.
As for parents, I think it's good for a writer to write what they know, but 
I personally also enjoy incorporating stepping outside the box. It was 
fascinating for me, in my 2nd fantasy novel to write about a dark wizard who 
was constantly beaten by his stepfatehr as a child and how it hardened him 
toward people. He reformed, but just seeing the impact was fascinating to me 
as well as exhilarating that I could understand/write bout it not having had 
an abusive childhood. Not to say my mom didn't ever pop me a good one, and I 
never took it well, but I was by no way beaten or abused. So yeah...it's 
interesting to write about all sorts of relationships. Most of my characters 
have close relationships to their parents if said parents are still alive 
but there are some that re sort of indifferent and some not so close.

I don't think parents can protect their kids or give them the perfect life 
really, though the wish was sweet on your part. I think it just helps  them 
not to understand the real world and the child can totally flounder when he 
or she can't cope with a problem that comes along that mommy or daddy can't 
fix. I believe that part of the reason my brother is dead is that my mom 
enabled him all of his adult life and never let him grow up. So he had a 
hard time and made bad choices when she couldn't hold his hand. Sadly I 
don't know how much she learned from it. Funny I'm the youngest and the most 
independent. I don't blame mom really. It's my theory and can never be 
proven, but I do think that parents who give their kids a totally easy road 
have kids that don't understand how real life works and struggle with it. 
I've seen it with my older friend's daughter too and I've had other people 
say similar things from their experiences.
Sem
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
I get along with the voices inside of my head.