Recently I received a letter from Madeline Chambers of Manhattan, New York. Madeline writes: "Dear Grandmother Winsome, our nine-year-old daughter is going through a phase where she insists she's a vampire. Not wanting to discourage her sense of self, my husband and I have been purchasing human blood for her from the local blood bank. She is absolutely adorable as she gulps it down. But the other day, her tutor explained a bit more about vampires to us. Now my husband and I have grown concerned that our daughter may soon claim to be able to turn into a bat and attempt to fly off our balcony. We have a penthouse apartment, you see, so if it turns out she is unable to fly, it would be a terribly long drop for her. We don't want to hold her back, or restrict her in any way, but we would like to keep her alive. Is there a way to keep her from flying without stifling her creativity?"
Well, Madeline, if you remind your daughter that vampires can't go out during daylight hours, she will soon miss her friends and will give up this notion of being a vampire herself. Then you won't have to worry about stifling her creativity or about her flying off the balcony.
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