My family and I had brunch at an upscale restaurant in a very nice part of town this morning. While there, a boy around 6-7 came up to the fountain we were eating by, threw a quarter in, and said “I wish to be rich.” It broke my heart.

The child clearly came from an upper class family, but whatever his family values and/or social media has communicate to that kid, he felt the need to wish for riches. I’m here to contend for the imagination of our children -for the superhero kids who want to save the world, not save themselves.