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Here Are Some Uses for That Random Small Child You Found

3 min readJul 18, 2024

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No one wants to stumble upon a lost kid while wandering the mall. We’d all rather continue power walking in orthopedic sandals and searching for the perfect candle, but sometimes the universe has PLANS for us.

Once you’ve acquired a small child, you’ll soon find there’s not much you can do with it. Small children are terrible cooks, mediocre conversationalists, and miserable at filing taxes. Did you forget the capitol of Louisiana? Don’t count on that small child to know. You might be tempted to send the small child off on its own adventure, somewhere far from you, but hold that thought for a moment, because there are a few ways a small child can improve your life.

Small children are naturally creative

Are you writing a novel and stuck on how best to design a meet cute for the dashing heroine and bashful hero? Maybe you’ve thought about turning to ChatGPT for ideas. Well, don’t. You’ve got the best creativity machine nature ever devised right at your fingertips. Yes, it’s a small child.

The small child will tell you that the heroine should ride into the scene on a five-winged dragon while eating a pancake, and then fall for the hero because he…

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Sarah Lofgren
Sarah Lofgren

Written by Sarah Lofgren

Engaged in inadvisable wordsmitheries and other creative acts. http://sarahlofgren.com

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