[UA] Re: Cloudbusting and an archetype

[Charles Stanley]

"James O'Rance" <jorance at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Although I'm not sure about this, I've come to the idea that there could be
> a Wonderful Grownup archetype. This is the adult that children love to know,
> as a secret ally against the dull adults of the world. The Wonderful Adult
> might believe in magic, or he might know lots of weird and interesting
> things about science, or he might have a million exciting stories. He knows
> that having fun is more important than being Proper or Serious. This is an
> adult who still has a sense of wonder, who understands children, perhaps is
> a bit of a child still.
> 
> Possible avatars for the Wonderful Grownup might be good authors, the
> primary school teacher that all the boys had a crush on, grandpa, the
> eccentric uncle who has been overseas... other suggestions?
> 
> Some children might also be able to channel the Wonderful Grownup... not in
> the usual sense, I suppose. Are there Avatars by Proxy?
> 
> I'm not sure where I'm going with this. Primarily I want something that is
> relevant to this overlooked population of UA, without the silliness that
> Changeling usually took when dealing with children.
> 
> James O’Rance
> “Divine being creates petting zoo. It gets out of hand.”
> - The Bible (summarised by John W. Mangrum)

I can't help thinking of Willie Wonka, silly as that may seem at first glance. 
Or possibly Miyagi-san, from the "Karate Kid" movies.

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