Learned magi often conceived of the cosmos as an interconnected whole, in which relationships between things could reveal the powers operating through nature.
Children of a father or mother in my personal belief carry more emotional ties and would act more in-tune to what their parent would want on their behalf, especially in a day and age where divorce rates are extremely high and commitment in long-term relationships are staggering,
People from your school packed 6 or more to a 4 person booth (sometimes still in formal wear), the air smells thickly of syrup and bacon grease, someone just said the funniest joke of their career and you currently can't breathe,
She told me at the age of 7 that my father was raping her each night. I never had a childhood because I was the caregiver. I was never care free or normal.