Theme: Parenting and grandparenting

Characters:
Child
Person 1
Person 2

Tone: Thought-provoking

Setting/Props:
Yo-yo
Newspaper

Note: The clothing of Person 1 and Person 2 may contrast one another like one dark and one light.

Approximate time: 4-5 minutes

Child: I am only a child, so they say. (sighs) I am only a child (looks at the audience) you can surely tell. I’m only (age) . Soon, though I’ll be (next age) . Not very old by your standards. Right? Right.

You know, I’m kinda nervous about the future. What’s going to happen to me? But I’m not just nervous about what lies ahead but really kind of excited, too. Ever get butterflies in your stomach? I’ve got them right now. (rubs stomach, then giggles nervously)

“You’re only a child,” they say. Yes, and they wonder, as I wonder, will…