child labor

Could migrant farm worker be in Little A's career path? Maybe so.

Yesterday we went apple picking and of course all the low apples were picked over already from earlier visitors to the farm. But, we had our secret weapon with us. LCD would lift Little A up just about as high as he could reach and we would coach her "No, not that one. A little higher. Okay over a little. Yes! That one! Now reach with both hands and hold on tight. Pull! Pull!" And she delivered every time. The child is fantastic at that "game." Luckily, she loved it. So does it count as child labor when they are having a great time?

Since she was so eager to eat one, we washed one off on the spot and let her chomp on her victory (don't worry--we still paid for the half-eaten apple). So, at least she received her wages, right?

Forget the fancy machinery, just get a (n almost) two-year-old!