But unfortunately, one poor kid's little lemonade stand was swiftly shut down by the local government.
An ambitious eight-year-old from Alabama had a dream of visiting Disney World, so he came up with a brilliant idea: opening a lemonade stand to help fund his trip. However, his and his mother's plans took an unexpected turn when they received a surprising call.
Cam and his mother, Cristal Johnson, were contacted by the Alabama Labor Department regarding a complaint filed against their lemonade stand, alleging a violation of child labor laws.
From New York Post:
After Cam started his lemonade stand, his mother Cristal put up a flyer encouraging other kids to take up a “one-day apprenticeship” at the stand to learn the value of hard work and money.
The flyer said Cristal and Cam were looking to have two kids joins as a “smiler” and “greeter.”
“I was trying to teach them exactly what I’m trying to teach my son, just how to handle money. Customer service skills. Teach the little boys how to shake hands correctly. And just little things like that. That’s all I was trying to accomplish,” Cristal said.
Cristal received a call from the state Labor Department after a complaint was filed against the stand for violating child labor laws.
Cam said he “got sad” after learning about the pushback over his lemonade stand.
The Alabama mother said while she does not know who reported her flyer or son’s lemonade stand, she is trying to stay positive.
“The first thing that comes to mind is who could dislike us that much to go that far? And I just have no idea. But I’m sure that whomever did it is pretty regretful right about now.”
“Thank you,” Cristal said, in a message to whoever complained. “Because of that person, it had the opposite effect of what they were trying to do. It propelled us even quicker in our endeavor. So I don’t harbor any ill will. I thank them and I hope they have some remorse themselves for doing what they did.”
I'm sure the person who complained was some local "Karen" who just can't stand seeing others happy.
Nevertheless, it's great to see that Cam and his mother are handling this with grace and are maintaining a positive attitude.
