What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all About???

Pullalup Fair!

So, this Saturday a big group of my friends from dancing and I went to the Pullalup Fair (along with new friend George)! I had been excited about it for weeks, but upon arrival I was a tad overwhelmed...I had sort of imagined myself at the fair without the thousands of other people, you know? Funny how the brain works. Anyway, once I got over that, we had a smashing time!
Pictured below are Anna, Jo and Darla on one of the numerous rides (my favorite was the swings...yeah, i know, i'm such a daredevil!). Second, we have Darla and Brit taking a little break outside the food court. Lastly, we have George making an adorable sheep face!

I was really struck by how many children were taking care of the animals, and how much pride they had in their work. It made me think about a topic I come back to again and again these days: how the feel-good parenting trend had sort of allowed children to become complacent, when if we push them they can become productive members of society (that was an ugly sentence but you know what I mean). I think kids have so much potential, and by trying to protect them from getting "hurt" parents are probably hurting them in the end. When I saw these kids from farms taking care of the animals ( and i know i'm stereotyping and generalizing here ), I was struck by how proud they were of themselves, and how skilled and independent they appeared.

Anyway, that was just my observation from the day...now i'm back to work, but just wanted to share these pics with you all before i could forget!




  | posted by Cheryl, 9/18/2006 10:33:00 AM