Ethan was sitting at a table while three boys stood nearby.
One held up a phone.
“Ethan, tell us what you’re going to be when you grow up!”
Ethan smiled.
“I’m going to be a famous scientist!”
The boys began laughing.
“Say it again! Louder!”
Ethan repeated himself, but his smile gradually disappeared.
Another boy imitated his voice.
My heart sank.
My son loved science. He spent hours asking questions about planets, animals, and machines.
And these children were turning his dream into a joke. Childdevelopment books
Then another boy