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Taylor, I appreciate your response. But unknown to you I am a grandparent. We raised our children in 4-H and FFA and now our grandchildren are involved. Our children raised ... Read More 

Taylor, I appreciate your response. But unknown to you I am a grandparent. We raised our children in 4-H and FFA and now our grandchildren are involved. Our children raised and showed animals for many years. But what we saw at this show was children when not showing and siblings and/or friends of those showing, were told by parents to go play and check back in 30 minutes or so. They were not watching or participating in the shows but constantly running up and down the bleachers and walkways totally unsupervised. Some had play guns running and waving them around everyone screaming and hollering. Others were hanging around outside amoung the vehicles. Times have changed and when children are left to wander off unsupervised it puts them in poterntially dangerous situtations with other children and adults. But it wasn't just the kids it was adults there that were rude in so many ways. If you could see and hear what was going on in the show ring you could see what children work their own animals and which ones their parents had worked for them. And forget trying to get pictures or videos because of other individual's lack of concern for others. You stated there are no dysfunctional families that raise animals for these shows then you stated the dysfunctinal families don't last long there, interesting. Being stressed and sleep deprived is no excuse for rudeness that is life. The gut wrenching feeling you have when being judged, win or lose in the show, the time spent with your children that year should be worth more than any prize or money won or lost at the show. To complete the time of caring, working,meetings,traveling, and showing animals the children also need to learn to be considerate and thoughtful of others. I would be very concerned about putting animals that had cost my family so much time and money in pens that were questionable to the health and well being of the animals. I must say I don't know who is responsible for the show barn but why not have fun raisers and get donations to improve the show barn? Why not go the the county and request help, if they give money to sports why not to the show barn in this rural community? We are talking about the Wilson County Show Barn. Just look at the small towns in Wilson County that have better facilities for their show. Why?
This is such a great time in the lives of these families and just like everything in life you get out of this time what you put in it. After reading your comment if almost seems like you are trying to justify the people being rude. I hope that was not you intent. Best wishes to you and your family and cherish these years as they will be gone in a wink.

 

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Kim,
Please take into consideration that these family's have a year of hardwork and a lot of money invested they are extremely stressed out and sleep deprived when ... Read More 

Kim,
Please take into consideration that these family's have a year of hardwork and a lot of money invested they are extremely stressed out and sleep deprived when their efforts are going to be judged that day. They are more frustrated about the condition of the facilities than anyone else, they receive no tax dollars at the show barn it's completely self supportive not like are baseball soccer and football programs the county contributes basically nothing except I do believe the sheriffs department sends deputies for security and occasionally inmates to help during project validation. Perhaps you have never participated in an event such as this but it takes the entire family working as a team to do this you won't find many dysfunctional families competing at these shows its truly an amazing lifestyle for a family because a child's team members are his family. It has to be done as a family it delves into so many aspects from nutrition to family trust and budgeting. It takes huge amounts of perseverance dedication hard work and( money) you win as a family and lose as family it's a gut wrenching feeling at a stockshow when your entire family's year long effort is being judged so realize that yes you may have unintentionally been treated rudely as a spectator by intense families involved in this lifestyle. Its a great way to raise your family working daily with your family on livestock projects and traveling the state on weekends working as a team to exhibit them surrounded by other families who are working as a family team to do this you rarely see a dysfunctional family last for long in this lifestyle so you can bet that the families your family will be surrounded by are hardworking successful and functional families who have learned to depend and trust on each other, you won't have to worry much about the other kids your kids become friends with at these events because odds are those kids come from another strong family and have been raised well.

 

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The Wilson County Showbarn really needs new bleachers and new holding pens for the pigs. This is the first time we have been to this show and was very disappointed. The pens ... Read More 

The Wilson County Showbarn really needs new bleachers and new holding pens for the pigs. This is the first time we have been to this show and was very disappointed. The pens were so small and cramped with two pigs in a pen that was barely large enough for one pig. The bleacher seating was awful. It has two boards together at the same level that is for seating and for feet of the people behind you. On top of that we have never been around so many rude people in one place.
We will not return to this showbarn.