Is This Your First Job?

Even something as mundane as drinking a glass of milk was preceded by a process that could charitably be described as labor intensive. What he had to do at five years old: All four of us took turns using the same wash tub and the same water. He talks about, this is his first job, although it's unpaid. Cotton was our money crop and was labor-intensive. At age five, I was proud to have Dad promote me to a position of responsibility.