IL 9-Year-Old's Free Compliment Stand Brings Positivity To Neighborhood

SYCAMORE, IL — A Sycamore 9-year-old spent his summer offering up kind words with his free compliment stand, according to The Washington Post.

Ethan Wargo had a compliment for anyone who stopped by, spending as many as five hours per day at a table with a handwritten “free compliments” sign alongside his twin, Claire, who sold her artwork, the Post reported.

“I didn’t want people to pay to be happy,” he told the Post. “Paying for something like that is very silly.”

As of mid-August, he estimated he’d had about 60 people come by since starting the stand in mid-July, according to the newspaper, which reported that Wargo takes time to ask those who come to the stand about their day and get to know them before offering positive feedback.

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