Grownups Take Over Lemonade Day

Lemonade Day is doing exactly what it's supposed to do.  It teaches kids about business.  You start a successful business, someone get's jealous of your success or doesn't think it's enough, then takes over your business.  It's kind of depressing.

It's happened as long as there have been parents.  A kid has a science project, the parent "helps" with the project and before you know it, the parent is the one actually doing the project. I think the same thing is happening with Lemonade Day.  Now before we continue, I did my part and I went to a stand that the kids were operating and the parents were just supervising.  It was the ones I saw along the way that bothered me.

So I passed signs saying "Lemonade & Cookies" and "Lemonade & Pickles" , then things started getting a bit wonky.  Those signs were followed by signs for "Lemonade & Brisket Wraps" and "Lemonade & Tamales".  Now, am I supposed to believe that those were really "kid-run" businesses?

So "what's it to me"?  Well, with Lemonade Day you have health, tax and other concerns turning a blind eye to their respective duties.  As the parents add these other food items and try turning this into a family business, instead of a lesson for kids, those people are going to have to go back to doing their jobs, and before you know it, the entire day is scuttled by inspectors.

I hope Lemonade Day continues for many years to come. I also hope that the parents will go back to supervising their kids instead of taking over the stands.  Teach the kids the fun part about being in business and save the lesson that there's always some asshat who wants to take it over for when their a little older.