My son bought a COW!

[Gary_in_Indiana]

Now, I know that, to a lot of you, something so mundane as purchasing livestock is no big deal. This is a bit different, however, as my son's total contact with cattle prior to this was limited to that part on his plate next to a baked potato. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Last week he found himself in Strother Field, Kansas on business where one of the locals, knowing he was a 'city boy,' asked if he'd ever seen a livestock auction. He hadn't so they went on their lunch hour. While I go to auctions regularly, this was new for my son.

As he was seated there he noted one fellow who had bid on a few calves but hadn't ever been successful. He would only bid on single calves, not lots of even two. When he saw that there was yet another single calf coming up he asked the gentleman if he was going to bid on that one, just to make conversation. The man told him that he wasn't because "that one would bring too much money" as it was apparently nicer than some of the others and he really only wanted one for his young son to help teach him responsibility by caring for one.

My son turned, bid, won the auction and then asked the man to show him where to pay for his purchase. Upon getting his paid receipt, he handed it to the gentleman and told him to, "Make sure your son takes good care of my cow," and went back to work. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

There's nowhere to go with this story. I just thought it was neat that my son did that.

 

[beenthere]

That's great, and sometimes one just will do things that 'feel good', and it sounds like your son is a great guy, and 'had some fun'. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Thanks for sharing the story with us. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Henro]

Gary,

That is nice story...would be proud to have a son like that!

Have two daughters...which I am proud of naturally... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Soundguy]

Totally awesome... what he 'lost' in money.. he gained twice in karma...

Soundguy

 

[JerryG]

Gary,
That was really nice of your son. I bet that you are proud of him and rightly so. Acts like that is something that makes a father feel all good inside and also makes you think that you must have done something right raising him. Congratulations on such a fine son.

 

[EastTexFrank]

That is kinda neat. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

My 85 year old M-I-L has, for as long as anyone can remember, donated a calf every year to the local chapter of FFA at the high school. It's always fun when the kid selected comes out to the farm, usually accompanied by their dad, to select the calf that they are going to raise and show. Ofcouse, the fun really starts after they make their selection and we try to catch the little booger but that as they say, is another story. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif