Kid for Sale

I saw this picture on the interwebz and was shocked to read that some parents would actually sell their children to make money during the Great Depression.

Then, at dinner, I was telling Wm and Steve about it.  

Me: Hey, maybe we could sell Wm!

Wm: OK.  I want a computer.

Me: No, if WE sold you, WE would keep the money.

Wm: If you sold me, it's my money.  From MY sale. And I want a computer.

Me: You wouldn't have time for a computer anyway.

Wm: Why not?

Me: You'd be sold into servitude.  You'd be a chimney sweep or something.

Wm: No, I don't want to do that job.  I want a computer.

Me: I don't think you're following me here, man. If you were sold, you'd be someone's servant. Then I will buy myself a neeeeeew car with my ill-gotten gains. 

Wm: IT'S MY MONEY!

Steve: No one is selling anyone!  

Me: Wm would probably fetch a tidy sum.  He's very tiny…he'd make an excellent chimney sweep.

Wm: Do you think I'm worth $2,000? That's how much a computer costs.

Me: You could get a cheap computer for a lot less.

Wm: YES! 

Me: Again, though, I have to reiterate that you don't get to keep the money from your sale.

Wm: Yes, I do! 

Steve: I give up.