This morning we took advantage of the Free Fishing Clinic for kids that is offered throughout the summer by the city of Oklahoma City. While Shelby got tired of it early on, I think the girls liked the experience overall. But we didn't catch any fish (many kids didn't... I think there just too many poles in the water... there were A LOT of kids), and Shelby doesn't buy into things well without results. She's the instant gratification type, in contrast to Darby, who will persist at something that you just told her wouldn't work, until she has proven for herself that it in fact doesn't work.
I think it's great that OKC does this, especially for free, but there was one perk I wasn't expecting... free fishing poles. First time clinic attendees (the OCPD sponsor referred to the program as "Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs", which is apparently a national type of program) got to keep the fishing poles they used during the clinic. And these were brand new poles! The police officer said the poles were bought with seized drug-money, which is very cool. I'm glad the funds go back to the community, and the children in particular, via a very positive program.
The best part of the morning was watching Darby bait both hers and Shelby's hooks (Shelby about freaked at the prospect of having to touch an earth worm). The worms were longer than necessary, so the instructor told her to break it in half. Can you imaging the look on her face? She didn't really have a problem picking the thing up, but it was still alive and she was expected to tear it in half? She had trouble with that one...
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