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Life as a Cowboy

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When my son was a teenager, he, like many
young people his age, was in desperate need of

a job. I insisted that my children earn half of

the money they wanted for extra things, and I
provided work picking and selling raspberries

so they could. However, as they grew older,
picking raspberries was the last thing they

wanted to do, even though it provided a decent

wage.
My son applied around to different places,

and soon had a job working at a business that

specialized in dairy products. They sold milk,
cheese, and the best ice cream in town. My son

enjoyed learning to make up the cheese
sandwiches, cook soup, and create beautiful ice

cream cones. There were other tasks that

weren’t quite as enjoyable, but weren’t too bad.
These included cleaning around the store and

stocking the coolers.

But on days when business was slow, he
was assigned to a job that he detested. He

would have to dress up in a cow costume and

stand on a busy street corner holding a sign

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