John Marsden Writing Topic #34
Write the five worst things that adults say to kids**
1. These are the best years of your life!
2. You’re too young!
3. You’re too young to understand!
4. You’ll grow out of it!
5. You think that now but you’ll change your mind!
**Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.