Pin the thing together, tell your kid it’s time to harvest it. Make a big deal about cutting it down, help her give it a snip and there ya go.
The toughest thing to explain to any kid at any age is what bastards some people can be.
Ah Sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveller’s journey is done;
Where the Youth pined away with desire,
And the pale virgin shrouded in snow,
Arise from their graves, and aspire
Where my Sunflower wishes to go!
Not to be crude but, this could be a teachable moment.
Flowers will grow again next year and boys are....(fill in the blank)
Do you have democrats running your city? If so, tell the kid they came and cut it down because of laws and other reasons, then tell the kid that democrat liberals always do that kind of thing. After all that pesuade her to open a lemonade stand on the street corner so she can find out first hand about stupid city laws when it comes to kids.
Sorry to hear that...I would grow poison ivy and lots of it and paint it to look like sunflowers...just a thought...
I’d say buy one in a pot/planter and stick it in the ground. But it seems you can’t from your post. Maybe just tell the child the plant died so time to plant a new one?
If there are any hunting plantations in the area you might check with them as sunflowers are often used to attract dove this time of year.
Get in touch with the kid's parents, explain the situation and ask them to have the delinquents come back to the scene of the crime to witness the little girl's "reaction" when she sees for the first time her beloved plant is GONE.
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