My brother decided on his own he was going to be a paper boy at the age of 8. He wanted to save up money to buy a car. Announced this to my dad, who decided t

My brother decided on his own he was going to be a paper boy at the age of 8. He wanted to save up money to buy a car. Announced this to my dad, who decided to roll with it. (My dad had picked fruit from orchards as a kid for similar reasons -- other kids did it because their families needed the money.) Later he set up a business doing yard work with a friend, put up flyers and everything. Me? I sold origami in elementary school and tried to become a loan shark in middle school, until some wuss took up a dispute with a teacher. Why is playing video games and roaming the neighborhood on bikes a more appropriate behavior for kids than doing work and getting money? It beats violin lessons.