Wednesday, August 29, 2007

4-H is hard work

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To Marilyn Martin: Your letter entertains me from the standpoint that there are a lot of big fancy words in it. How about two words for you: "Hard work." That is what those kids involved in 4-H do with those animals and projects they get involved in.

I would invite you to go watch those kids, but I doubt your eyes are open at 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. when those kids get up to feed and groom those steers, horses, hogs and lambs; before they go to school for the day and then come home to practice and more feeding and grooming. A lot of those kids got to bed long after you are in the rack.

They not only learn how to work. They take a great deal of pride in what they do. Not every one of them gets a blue ribbon, but they do get a sense of accomplishment. They learn and grow from that experience.

You talk of desensitizing. Sure those kids realize that those animals will end up in the market. But it also puts money in their pockets, so they can further their educations. Maybe you should try that, and you might see what is going on in the real world. Maybe you ought go back to your parents and ask for a second chance.

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Morgan Thomas

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