Years ago, when the web was younger, Twitter wasn't even a thing and blogging was the rage, I was playing around in the blogosphere and one day posted a few drawings made by my son, who was 5 or 6 at the time. Friends left enthusiastic comments, as you do. Then the grandparents got wind of this and they wanted to see ALL the drawings. So, I created a new blog exclusively devoted to my little artist. People told people and next thing you know, the adorable little art blog got a mention on one of the most popular websites of the day. Thousands - tens of thousands - of people flocked to the blog. Comments were kind, until one well-meaning someone suggested I put my son's art on T-shirts and sell them. I had no intention of doing anything of the sort, but that didn't matter. Someone misread the comment, assumed I was selling T-shirts and took me to task for exploiting my kid and making a fast buck off of his sudden internet fame.
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