02/14/2024
Whatever you do, DO NOT let your kids join 4H and show animals.
Your summer will be spent in the barn. You will have to spend time together and help each other. You’ll have to learn and grow together. The whole family will learn patience. You will sweat, work hard, possibly yell and overcome it all together. There will be no time for movies, Netflix, tv or tablets. You will instead have to spend time talking to each other and working through problems together like facing fears, building confidence, bracing a lamb, clipping a calf, managing a budget, learn about nutrition and respect where our food comes from.
At the end of the summer, you’ll be soo nervous watching your kids show their project. They will learn how to control their nerves in HARD situations and so will you. They will learn how to win humbly and lose graciously. Your kids will make new friends and learn skills to last them a lifetime.
In the end, you’ll all probably be sad. All the hard work you’ve done all summer is OVER. Projects are done and gone to market. You might even cry TOGETHER. Maybe it’s because you’ll miss the animals or maybe because you’ll miss the late nights together in the barn. It might even be because you are beyond proud of what you have accomplished together.
We only get 10 of these summers together in 4H - don’t waste them ❤️ 🍀
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