Jan 05, 2022
Mom grounded Amelia for almost a week because she picked up a hat. That was funny. You then say that picking up hats drive people into poverty. Either be serious and explain better or make fun of Mom's gaps in logic. Just half-assing an explanation and moving on doesn't do much for your writing.
"Over picking up a random hat? It didn't even have a name on it!" "I expected more from my daughter. Imagine, picking up an entire hat off the street. My own daughter saw a hat, took it, and brought it home to financially ruin our family." "I don't see how picking up a hat does that." "My own daughter! Not knowing why picking up hats can kill us all!" "What? Could you just tell me?" "Transporting entire headwear to our house!" Amelia gave up.
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The wish granting hat is a bit too easy of a solution. But this could also be played for laughs.
"Hmm, how could a wish granting hat grant all my wishes? ... Oh. Am I stupid?"
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Remember, you can fix all your writing mistakes by making fun of them. (This is a joke.)