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Gender: Male
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Age: 101
Sign: Scorpio

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Country: US
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Saturday, August 23, 2008 

I got a message tonight from a young lady who wanted me to give her some advice, as her fiance wanted to become a real life superhero..  Unfortunately, she only accepts messages from friends and only allows people to be her friend if they know her last name.  MySpace is funny sometimes.

None the less, I wanted to respond and, maybe this creates an interesting opportunity to share this response with others.  So whereever Ahna is, I hope she gets a chance to read this blog. 

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Hello Ahna,

First, don't panic.  For many men, this is an evolution of their desire to help the world. So, the good news is, your fiance has a good and giving heart.
The second thing is ... well ... maybe it would be better if my wife just told you how she feels and lives with me. 

Hi, I'm CP's wife... I have to admit, I take it all with a grain of salt.  I love my husband and I want him to be happy and this helps him achieve that.  Mind you, he doesn't dress up in tights, lurk inalleys and go fight crime. No one should be doing that in real life.  He is more about social awareness, creating programs for community awareness (like a neighborhood watch type thing) and using the costume to gain awareness to his pro social message.  When it comes to the whole "Real Lifer's" who go out every night looking for trouble I sort of ignore it all.  CP does volunteer with the local police force so he seems to have found a great way to do it all.  For me, as long as he is safe and always comes home to his family.  I support him. ;) Wishing you the best.

Prime again.
So there you go.  Have your fiance contact me if you'd like.  If you are worried about his safety, well then he does need to talk to me.  RLSHers are not about lurking in dark alleys and taking down drug dealers.  They should be the eyes and ears for law enforcement.  They are not law enforcement officials. Best they/he/we always remember that..  We are about (well, the good ones anyway) finding ways to wake up the world and sending out a message that the heart of a hero lies in everyone.

I hope that helps.  Good luck and write back if you'd liek to hear more.

Best,

Prime

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www.ZETAMAN.tv

 
Whatever lifestyle choices a person makes affect the spouce as well. At least he talked to you first as oppose to a certain Z clad superhero who spranged it on his wife after the fact (d'oh).

Why not join him on his adventures. Some good quality time while doing something altruistic. No need for spandex or anything. A spouse is your best friend.

The times I did patrols with my wife were great. Especially this one time we tried to help a lost dog and he ended up chasing us, man. I got a pic in my "Citizens of Portland" album.

 
Posted by www.ZETAMAN.tv on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 2:42 PM
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Phantom Zero

 
Real Life Superhero means a lot of things to a lot of people.


Perhaps Ahna (hi Ahna, if you are reading this) should find out specifically what her husband wants to do as a superhero.


If he doesn't really know, but the thinks the idea is cool, well, there are a lot of folks here who would have sage advice.


Some of us learned through trial and error over the course of years. Others learned by example, exchange of ideas with others who wanted to do similar things, and serious deliberation.


Some things people feel certain approaches work best, and I'd agree with Prime that the safest, sanest, and most rational thing which actually has an impact is taking a pro-social stance.


Antisocial anti-heroism (vigilantism, which is a crime) will only turn the world against you, and what's the use of trying to save the world if it isn't on your side?

Being a single man who hasn't so much as cohabited with a significant other, I can't really speak for the dynamics of such relationships where one is in wedded bliss, but there are plenty of married heroes who do this thing who you can probably chat with.


I'm sure there are people in the RLSH community who would be more than happy to friend you for discussion, and I know that both Citizen Prime and Zetaman have e-mail addresses you can find online which are only a Google away (or, at their option, they can include them in this thread so you have a point of easier access).


Best of luck to you and yours. Hope things turn out well.

 
Posted by Phantom Zero on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 3:51 PM
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The Eye™

 
Well put, both of you...

And speaking of Neighborhood Watch, my new View Street chapter has gone active, and just elected yours truly as Block Captain. We're off to a great start, and will be looking into some CERT programs soon (Community Emergency Response Team -training).


Best to you,
~The Eye~
 
Posted by The Eye™ on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 3:51 PM
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Eris

 
Ahna: Good luck to him if this is what he wants to do! But CP's right if he sees a crime being committed the safest thing (and best thing) for him to do would be to alert local authorities and then let them do their job.

Law enforcement is vastly over worked, underpaud and definitely under appreciated. They cant be everywhere or see everything so it is up to the community to help. We all want safe neighborhoods and the first step is being the eyes and ears for our local law enforcement. Nobody should be afraid to do the right thing. Start by talking to your neighbors about doing a neighborhood night out- that way you get to meet all your neighbors and learn who belongs in the community and be able to spot someone that is not a member of the community. Besides if you all pick a night to be out and seen then criminals will leave your neighborhood alone. Criminals are looking for an easy target and by coming together this lets criminals know that you are all watching out for each other and will not stand for crime in your area.


Good Luck and Stay safe
Eris
 
Posted by Eris on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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Captain Prospect
Captain Prospect

 
I will ask Spark to write some advice if you want. She has a similar situation (except she knew what she was getting into quite some time ago).

 
Posted by Captain Prospect on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 4:01 PM
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ENTOMO

 
Ahna,

Being a Real Life Superhero is a miracle. Your boyfriend has ahead of him a full open world to discover. He'll eventually find his place in our movement. WE don't only need crimefighters, but even activists. Captain Prospect can provide you with some good advices.


Take care of yourself.



I inject justice.

 
Posted by ENTOMO on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 6:27 AM
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