Plenty of kids around the world grow up dreaming about being a famous singer. I used to sit my relatives down on holidays and force them to listen while I sang Christmas songs or whatever I was in the mood to perform that day. I constantly sang in the shower, and I fantasized about selling out an arena one day.
Once I became a teenager, however, I was able to pull my head down from the clouds and realize that those dreams weren’t very realistic for me. But what should parents do when their kids cling onto unattainable dreams? Below, you’ll find a story that a mother shared on the “Am I the Jerk?” subreddit detailing how she hurt her daughter’s feelings by giving her a reality check.
