One of the many tid bits said to stop as often as possible and buy the wares that young kids offered from in front of their home… such as the lemonade stand in the essay.

And, that I did. I made a lot of kids happy over the years.

Sadly, our society has changed.

As a male I believe it is too dangerous for me to approach children for any reason.

I am not the only male today holding that fear.

Even though I am NO threat to anybody (well, maybe to a thug attacking an elderly or young person) today’s society has placed an onus upon all males.

There are numerous message boards within Webdom where males post telling of why they are fearful of even the most harmless interaction with children (and grown females also, to a lesser extent).

Thus, out of a sense of self-preservation, out of fear I would have to prove I approached a child for any reason with no nefarious purpose(s), I drive by the lemonade stands and even avoid looking in the kid’s direction.

Thus is life and something to consider when concocting a business plan for kids intended to teach them a bit about business.

However, my son decided a year or so ago that this 2008 so he opened his own eBay store … gives him all the lessons of the lemonade Stand (sans the staff), with the added benefit of being able to run all year ’round, and nets him a cool $30/week!

He’ll out-do his Dear Old Dad, for sure

As a child, my allowance taught me that you can whine to the boss all you want, but you’re still only going to net $1.30 per week after payroll deductions

Sounds like a great idea, though, I’ll probably bully my sibs into doing it…although they’re too old for it. Too bad.

Andy.