Creepy & Funny Skeletons - An illustrated poem by my 7-year-old
Frequently at bedtime, my 7-year-old, Cecilia, asks me to read her something I've written for Forbes. At first, I think she was just trying to extend bedtime by a few minutes, but now she asks a thoughtful question or two about the topic. I was reading her the "Medieval giantess" story yesterday, and we had this exchange:
C: "Mama, look at that number. Your story has a lot of views!"
Me: "I know. It's great because it means people are enjoying it."
C: "And Forbes has to pay you more money, right?"
Me: "That's true as well."
C: "Can I write something for Forbes? I want to earn money to buy more Legos!"
While on the one hand, I want my kids to learn legitimate skills and not become famous/rich because of being on the internet, on the other hand, I want to encourage her to write and to show her that writing is a skill that people can make money doing. So, I made her a deal: if she wrote something for Powered by Osteons, I would give her the money from the ad revenue on the page. She decided to write and illustrate a poem. Without further ado...
C: "Mama, look at that number. Your story has a lot of views!"
Me: "I know. It's great because it means people are enjoying it."
C: "And Forbes has to pay you more money, right?"
Me: "That's true as well."
C: "Can I write something for Forbes? I want to earn money to buy more Legos!"
While on the one hand, I want my kids to learn legitimate skills and not become famous/rich because of being on the internet, on the other hand, I want to encourage her to write and to show her that writing is a skill that people can make money doing. So, I made her a deal: if she wrote something for Powered by Osteons, I would give her the money from the ad revenue on the page. She decided to write and illustrate a poem. Without further ado...
Creepy and Funny Skeletons
by Cecilia R.
Skeletons give me quite a scare!
So enter the Halloween if you dare!
We skulls are very bare.
But we don't have any hair!
We skeletons aren't very rare.
Of course, they don't eat a pear!
Skeletons don't live near an oak.
They also don't drink coke!
The skeletons don't wear pants.
They definitely don't dance!
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