Oh I love this! Thank you so much for the pictures. Wow that brings back memories.
I personally think that John would by the Otter Pops out of guilt. If John made a bad decision that really hurt Sam, in a way he hadn't planned, he might feel enough guilt about it to try to make it up to Sam. I think John does love Sam and wouldn't want to REALLY hurt him. But his plan for this summer is to toughen Sam up. So as long as pain is along the plan, or a result of something bad Sam did, well that's the way things are supposed to be. But if John messed up and got Sam hurt, now that would be something different entirely.
I can't see John giving them as a reward. It doesn't fit with the lesson he's trying to teach. In the real world you don't get cute little rewards for doing what you're supposed to. You do what you do because it's the right thing.
All that said, I'd love to read ANY story you have in your head.
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I personally think that John would by the Otter Pops out of guilt. If John made a bad decision that really hurt Sam, in a way he hadn't planned, he might feel enough guilt about it to try to make it up to Sam. I think John does love Sam and wouldn't want to REALLY hurt him. But his plan for this summer is to toughen Sam up. So as long as pain is along the plan, or a result of something bad Sam did, well that's the way things are supposed to be. But if John messed up and got Sam hurt, now that would be something different entirely.
I can't see John giving them as a reward. It doesn't fit with the lesson he's trying to teach. In the real world you don't get cute little rewards for doing what you're supposed to. You do what you do because it's the right thing.
All that said, I'd love to read ANY story you have in your head.