Dear Fanfiction Writers:
I want to be very clear about this, I am not avoiding Percy. Look, Percy may still be technically a child, but he can handle himself. He doesn't need his daddy keeping tabs on him. Just look how he handled himself against the titans. A father couldn't ask for a better son. In fact, last December, Hades was even getting on my case about being too over protective of him. He reminded me that the best way for Percy to learn how to be a man would be to let him stand on his own two feet. If he falls, well then he was just going to have to figure out how to pick himself up. Apollo jumped in and went into this whole lyrical poem about helicopter parents and lawn mower parents and how they are hurting the kids more than helping them. I wasn't sure what that meant, but Ares seemed to agree. He said that those idiots are making things too easy for their kids, and that they have to learn to live with disappointment. According to him, disappointment builds character. Now, that I can understand! When have you ever felt any pride by having your folks bail you out or do all the work for you? Since the other gods were all ganging up on me, I conceded. I get it, really I do. I'm not going to interfere with Hera's plan. Percy will have to do this on his own. I'll be there to listen to him, but besides that, he knows that I love him. He knows right from wrong, and he can think on his feet. He'll be fine. Just do me a favor, find a way for him to know that I'm keeping tabs on him. I'd ask one of my own people to keep an eye on him, but that might spark a political crisis that I just don't have the time or energy to deal with.
Sincerely,
Poseidon