Make a wish…three words almost everyone over the age of 5 has hoped to hear whether it be from a fairy, a mermaid or a leprechaun. I remember when I was young, about 7 or 8 years old, I went to a slumber party where this question came up. There were about nine girls there, it was dark outside and we had already played a round or two of “Light as a Feather” so with bellies full of pizza and our brains humming with Kool-Aid we got into our sleeping bags and contemplated what we would wish for if we could have three wishes. Since we were positioned in a circle and I was on the right side of the girl who started, I would be last. I knew right away what I would wish for and for about a second, I thought I was so clever; I was going to wish for three more wishes. Of course for me to be able to deliver my ‘oh so clever’ answer I’d have to count on every other girl there not thinking the same thing. Each girl went one after another and I waited and hoped no one else would wish for more wishes because no matter how much I wished it, I had no backup plan. Finally, my turn came and to my surprise, no one else had wished for more wishes, I was going to get to be clever.
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