Dad's a little perturbed about Cooper's humanitarian side. Can't blame him, I even heard Cooper say (clearly) that he "won't like fishing" when Dad asked him on Sunday. To Dad's credit, he did go, ...and still loved it! Here's Dad's commentary from an email he sent today:
I think I may be losing my best “fishing buddy”. Chris and Chas and the kids came by this past week-end for a visit. I took Cooper fishing in Bent Tree lake and we caught a duck as well as a few nice sized fish. Granted, the duck catch was not intentional, The stupid thing just got wrapped up in the line. No hook in the beak or anything like that. After I removed the hook and released the duck, Cooper announced that “Fishing is mean!” My jaw dropped and I realized that he is a fish-hugger! How could that have happened? And we were tossing them back in the lake. It’s not like we were filleting them or anything.
So Cooper is a work in progress with regards to fishing. I also had him plant some bean seeds in my garden. Maybe he’ll enjoy picking string beans from his plants, or maybe he’ll think that is mean also. We’ll see. Wish us luck!!
