"Thank you for letting me read this. I'd like to read another story of yours again." Somehow, it means more when a kid says that. Maybe because they're so honest? This could get addictive.
(That said, I am working on something for grown-ups today, a little memoir-type essay about deciding whether or not to have kids.)
I’d be really interested in reading the essay, since we’re right in the midst of that issue!
There’s an earlier version of it here:
http://www.mamohanraj.com/journal/show-entry.php?Entry_ID=6127