RE: FiftyWord Story Challenge - Business plan
Very nice story, @roxy-cat! And this topic is a good discussion starter. It's so difficult to know what to say to kids when their dreams seem really huge. But I personally believe we shouldn't say "be careful not to be disappointed." To me that sends the message that kids shouldn't want too much or try too hard or feel too hopeful. But I think they should want great things, and they should try as hard as they can, and always hope and dream.
The fact is, their ideas and dreams will likely change many times over the years, and all we need to do is encourage that exploration as they find their way. Sometimes I think I would have a very different life if my parents simply applauded my ideas for the future. What a great topic for a story!
As always, your artwork is amazing.
You are right. Reading it again later on, I reckon I should have rephrased it.
Parents should be supportive but keeping a sense of reality at the same time.
Same here, maybe if I had my parent's full support, I would have been somewhere else. Perhaps not what I dreamed as a kid but somewhere near. Or at least I could have said: I tried but didn't work out...but I tried.
Yes, this is a topic which could easily be covered by a book or, at least, a longer story.
I'm happy you liked my "green house". Thank you again for support and advice.