8/11 WIP Tip: Childhood Want
Think back to your childhood. What’s the one thing you wanted most but your parents wouldn’t let you have?
In my case, my first thought was a pony, but really…I only wanted that because my friend Cathy had one. No, what I really wanted was Michael Jackson’s Thriller cassette (stop laughing!). Desperately. The main reason I didn’t get one is because I had to use my allowance/babysitting money/lawnmowing money on jelly shoes and bracelets to match, but I also have a feeling mom wanted me to listen to her Kenny Rogers and Captain and Tennille cassettes forever.
I eventually made my own Thriller cassette by taping from the radio and borrowing friends’ cassettes to fill in the blanks. I survived, but I still get a little angry when I hear “The Gambler”.
What childhood “want” (materialistic) did your character desire but was never given? Has it affected her? How? Might only be a humorous recollection or something that drives her daily. Why did she want it so much–what did it symbolize to her at that time?
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