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[Market-farming] Re: child labor - sorry a ramble!
- From: "Pete, Judi & Shania" <corbettj AT computer-products.com>
- To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] Re: child labor - sorry a ramble!
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:43:09 -0500
Well my daughter complained last summer about how I
was running a slave operation making her plant the flowers that she planned to
sell at the Farmers markets. (She was 6) As I tell her each time she is not
interested in feeding her animals, or caring for them, etc.... " I can always
sell them to someone who will look after them and than she won't have
to!!"
I grew up on a family farm and yup there was LOTS
of things I couldn't do because of the farm. There was also lots of things I
chose not to do because of the farm! (I.e. I had shows to attend with my horse,
stalls to clean ,etc because this often meant that I was NOT available for
dates!!) OH WELL!!!
My daughter would be running the streets, yes even
at 7 if we lived in town. She is instead learning to be a responsible citizen.
She started working here as soon as she could. Remember her walking along behind
her father the first year picking the sticks out of the garden. Problem is he
was planting the sticks!!! She would also be the little kid who would sneak in
to steal the strawberries, but she was also expected to pick the ones for
everyone to eat.
Yup child labour needs to be controlled. Those kids
are just out there causing so much trouble. Maybe the need to see that these are
the kids that are growing up to be responsible, hey I never had time or energy
to get into trouble. These so called 'experts' feel that it is safer for our
children to grow up with out learning the skills etc, so they can die running
the streets or live off the system when they become adults? NOPE my kid
will face child labour. Like me she has already learned how to care for
living things, how to earn her own money, how to spend it, the Farmers markets
are part of her homeschooling classroom and her pets are some of her best
friends!!!
Judi Corbett
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[Market-farming] Re: child labor - sorry a ramble!,
Pete, Judi & Shania, 01/29/2003
- [Market-farming] Children, bob, 01/29/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Re: child labor - sorry a ramble!, Del Williams, 01/29/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Re: child labor - sorry a ramble!, Del Williams, 01/29/2003
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