Hello, friends — my name is Hazel!
The Snack Lady says I’ve got big hooves to fill. My mama, Tilly, is one of the best milk cows on the farm — calm, wise, and steady as a sunrise.
Everyone loves her.
As a newborn, I didn’t get to stay with mama, though — milk cow calves like me are raised by the Snack Lady or an adoptive mama so our birth mamas can keep filling those shiny buckets in the Snack House. I grew up with Luna as my adoptive mama and other calf friends. I watched Mama, though! She has an important job making milk!
When I was born, I looked just like the others — bright red and soft as new clover. But as I’ve grown, my color has changed.
Slowly, the deep wild-type red from my mama started showing through. My coat turned darker and richer, with shadows along my face and legs. Snack Lady says it’s the full expression of my genes.
I just think it’s my real self showing up.
Not everyone in the herd sees it that way. Some of the older cows wrinkle their noses or swish their tails when I walk by. Some are really rude and push me for no reason except that I'm different! Snack Lady calls it “cow politics.”
I call it mean.
Being picked on for the color of my coat doesn’t make much sense — it’s not like I chose it! Mama always says that kindness should be the first thing anyone notices about you, not your color.
Mama says our Creator feels this way:
“The Lord doesn’t see things the way people see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
— 1 Samuel 16:7
Because of this, I hold my head high... just like Mama... and I look at hearts first.
I’m weaned now, learning pasture manners, and figuring out where I fit. Some days I still feel like the little baby calf I used to be. But Snack Lady says I’ve got my mama’s look and her heart — steady, brave, and gentle all at once.
So, I’ll keep growing, keep learning, and keep proving that being different isn’t something to hide — it’s something to shine through.
I hope that we can be friends. I'd like that.
Love,
Hazel
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