Childhood Commerce Gifts

MUM! No one wanted to buy my cowpats

"Don't worry, dear. You'll grow."

"There was no other choice, Mom. It was a double dog dare."

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

A child stands behind a stand piled high with snowballs and a sign that reads "Hand-crafted snowballs 25¢".

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"I'm not eating cookies before dinner. I'm having cookies for dinner!"

"I'll be a little late. I'm working a double shift."

Tree house.

"You know who's tougher than all your little superheroes? The fossil fuel industry."

'He's maturing early.'

"Can Olaf come out to pillage and plunder?"

'Come on, I dare you: I say you can't drink a whole dew drop...'

"Have mercy on me, Mama. Have mercy on Mr. Pitiful."

"Dammit, Pooh - don't let the heffalumps win!"

Teddy bear with a red balloon.

"But if I don't break stuff who will?"

"There are the arts, the sciences, agriculture, and commerce. Stick with commerce, if you know what's good for you."

"And with you on guard, I won't have to worry about that monster under my bed."

"Recess does things to a man."

"May I skip the usual Show & Tell and try to hustle some merch?"

'The school. My counselor told me to make the most of it...'

'You always bring me the same thing every year, toys games sports equipment. I never get what I really want!' - 'What's that?' - 'Real estate!'

"I'm doing whatever I feel like doing, before I reach the age of accountability."

"And my client will be seeking significant damages for being mistakenly placed in the naughty column!"

'Don't touch that tooth, dad. I'm expecting the tooth fairy at any moment.'

'I love all the seasons! Fall and winter have great holidays, and spring and summer school gets out!'

Serious Putty

Kindergarten. Today; Simon Says. I don't know who this "Simon Says" is, but he could make a killing in product endorsements!

Playground Pipe Dreams

'I want to chuck all the spelling and math and just get back to playing with blocks.'

"Being the smartest girl in third grade is going to Melinda's head."

He wanted a different one.