It was getting late and darling daughter had yet to type her short story that had to be turned in the following day. She was on the soccer field all afternoon long and was exhausted. I offered to type it for her so she could go to bed and get her much needed rest.

The story she authored was pretty interesting. There were twists and turns, and it was action packed. Remarkable even for a 5th grader. However, I didn't like the way it ended....so.... I changed it and ended it to my liking.

Lo and behold, her story was picked by the local TV station to be made into a short "movie"! We received the tape and sat around the TV to watch her story unfold.

When it came to the end, my bewildered daughter looks at me and said,

" That's not the way it's supposed to end."

Oops, I was so busted. I confessed that I had rewritten it. If I remember correctly , I think she might have been angry. Who wouldn't be?

But a day of shopping for girly stuff cured all that.