Dawn: It sounds like you and your mate are in a very difficult situation. Fortunately for Puppy and I, to an extent anyway, didn't really have to worry about our parents beliefs actually being effective in keeping us apart. Not that either of us wanted to burn any bridges with the Hunter Pack, myself especially, but...
Vernon: We at least had the option, where I imagine a pup like y'all might still be subjected to the ol' “If you live under my house, y'all will live under my rules' kinda edict.
Dawn: That said, I think the best thing you could try to do is...well see where their prejudice with prey lies. Of course you don't want to...go too overboard...
Vernon: That might draw some suspicion.
Dawn: Right, try to spread out those sort of probing questions rather than trying to get them out all out once. It's less likely to lead to questioning as to why you are asking such questions, or put them on the defensive.
Vernon: Y'all may find some stuff to work with there, like maybe it's just somethin' they picked up from their parents and don't have any actual personal experience in. Or they could'a had a really bad experience with a prey mammal, even multiple.
Dawn: Right. There could even be a...repression issue there as well...although that's not always the case.
Vernon: Right, one of yer parents could have even had felt romantic er' sexual feelin's for a mammal outside of their species, and strict rejection is the only way they've been able to cope with it.
Dawn: Other than that, I'd recommend the best sort of education comes in the form of interaction. Introduce your parents to some of your prey friends, if you have anymore.
Vernon: Maybe even your girlfriend, provided y'all just introduce her as a friend er' schoolmate.
Dawn: Right. Have them talk, share their interests, life stories. The best way to chip away at prejudice is to confront it with truth through example. A real mammal, with real feelings and experiences who can show your parents that there is more to prey than they think. That predator and prey are more alike than they are different, that most of them want the same things out of life.
Vernon: Iffin' yer bold enough, and y'all know a pred/prey couple aside from yerself, maybe havin' them meet yer parents and get to know 'em might be the most direct way to to makin' yer folks open up about their misgivin's and change their tune.
Dawn: But a smaller, softer approach is probably better. You...don't want a fight breaking out and incensing things.
Vernon: Hey, iffin' yer local, y'all could always trick 'em to come out to one of our book signin's er' somethin', then we could talk to 'em about their little 'opinion' on me and my Honey Lamb's relationship.
Dawn: *Awkward, uneasy laughter* n-no P-Puppy...I think something like that might make things worse rather than better!
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