It makes them fairly polite and means they rarely if ever start trouble, but it also means they don’t tend to finish it if it starts, or stand up for themselves in the face of oppression. I’d even go as far as to call them timid most of the time.
Now, my kids aren’t the most assertive children on the planet, particularly around strangers. The line at the Super Slide was especially chaotic. It was really nice to see the accolades and my son (the 2nd-place winner) was very gracious in victory.Ī short time later, they were back on the rides and the crowds had picked up quite a bit, resulting in actual lines for the first time all day. My wife also won for her scrapbook pages and a small hand-made book. They got three Honorable Mentions and a 2nd Place. The first was easy – they had entered their artwork in the Art & Home Center graphic arts competition and all four of their pieces had won honors. There were two events at the Fair that made me really proud of my kids.
We arrived just after 9:00 AM when the gates opened and were more than ready when the rides started up at 10. We had our ride-all-day discount coupons in hand, light jackets for the kids (though the high ended up quite a bit warmer than the useless weather reports had suggested), tickets, camera and good walking shoes. Friday was my family’s big outing at the New York State Fair.