Who is allowed to wish?

My friend Alex McKie is engaged in an interesting adventure. She is travelling around the UK asking people to send her their three wishes for the future on a postcard – you can also do it on-line. What I found particularly intriguing is that so far she has found that people seem to think that it is OK for children and the young to make wishes, but for the more mature it is somehow illegitimate. Of course, this may change as she continues her journeys, but it seems to ring true. If it is the big question is why.
Anyway you can follow Alex’s adventures and find out how to make your wishes here on Alex’s 3 Wishes for the Future website.