Plans for being a grown up

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Lizzy said:
Growing up I knew I always wanted to be around horses. Cleaning stalls at 12 just to ride for free. So I have always somehow had horses in my life, past 20 yrs fostering them. When I'm with them or on a trail, I'm in my element.
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Oh, that reminds me. In my young teens I became super interested in working with animals, farm animals specically. I told my friend about how I wanted to do it, and he went on and on about how bad an idea it waa, that the work was too hard, and how I would hate it.

Supportive friend he was, makes me wonder, if he hadnt talked me out of it, if I would have tried to do it.
 
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Yeraza_Bats said:
Oh, that reminds me. In my young teens I became super interested in working with animals, farm animals specically. I told my friend about how I wanted to do it, and he went on and on about how bad an idea it waa, that the work was too hard, and how I would hate it.

Supportive friend he was, makes me wonder, if he hadnt talked me out of it, if I would have tried to do it.
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61 years old, and still don't think cleaning up animal feces sounds like fun.
 
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Yeraza_Bats said:
Oh, that reminds me. In my young teens I became super interested in working with animals, farm animals specically. I told my friend about how I wanted to do it, and he went on and on about how bad an idea it waa, that the work was too hard, and how I would hate it.

Supportive friend he was, makes me wonder, if he hadnt talked me out of it, if I would have tried to do it.
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We get the same negativity whenever we bring up homesteading to the InLaws. I just don't share plans with our parental figures anymore, because they get angry and overbearing.
 
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truly, I never thought about a 'plan' because I didn't know what that really meant
or how to do it myself...
I was on my own at 15' and without Jesus, could never have over-come all of
the rotten meat that this world through in front of me and tried to make me eat -
but, He had made me a suvivour who somehow Loved Him, and according to
His personal plans, that He had laid-out from the beginning for Hub and me:
He made it happen, way before we were brought together' to become as
'man and wife in God's Holy way'...
Praise God!!!
 
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61 years old, and still don't think cleaning up animal feces sounds like fun.
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Ive cleaned enough dirty bathrooms to believe I could handle the dirty work of farm animals : p

I mean Im sure the work is heavier, but I think I would have enjoyed working on the farm enough to get used to the hard stuff. Only thing I wouldnt feel comfortable with is having to kill an animal. Have never done and am sure its hard to get used to : /
 
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Yeraza_Bats said:
Ive cleaned enough dirty bathrooms to believe I could handle the dirty work of farm animals : p

I mean Im sure the work is heavier, but I think I would have enjoyed working on the farm enough to get used to the hard stuff. Only thing I wouldnt feel comfortable with is having to kill an animal. Have never done and am sure its hard to get used to : /
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Totally not the same thing as cleaning dirty bathrooms. I personally would prefer mucking out the cow barn to cleaning a bathroom. Chicken house...well, I'd take bathroom first lol. It is a totally different thing to get used to, but when you are used to it it's not all bad. "Hard" is relative. Lots of grunt labor, sure. But you get used to that as well.

As for killing an animal...I have yet to get the hang of it. I do it, but I never expect to be able to do so automatically. It's just one of those things.
 
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Totally not the same thing as cleaning dirty bathrooms. I personally would prefer mucking out the cow barn to cleaning a bathroom. Chicken house...well, I'd take bathroom first lol. It is a totally different thing to get used to, but when you are used to it it's not all bad. "Hard" is relative. Lots of grunt labor, sure. But you get used to that as well.

As for killing an animal...I have yet to get the hang of it. I do it, but I never expect to be able to do so automatically. It's just one of those things.
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Yeah, Ive never had to clean up after farm animals so no idea what it would be like : p Ive cleaned vandalized public restrooms though, ugh. I dont think the dirty work would be too scary for me, I dunno about the labor though, never tried, haha.

And yeah, I think that would be the thing most likely to scare me away, wouldnt be comfortable with it the first time Im sure. Its a necessary part of life, but Ive lived almost 30 years now without killing animals, and I have a natural fear of hurting living things, so its definitely the scariest part of the job, I think.

Btw, mobile doesnt let me like posts, but I DO appreciate your response, just wanted you to know : p
 
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Yeraza_Bats said:
Ive cleaned enough dirty bathrooms to believe I could handle the dirty work of farm animals : p

I mean Im sure the work is heavier, but I think I would have enjoyed working on the farm enough to get used to the hard stuff. Only thing I wouldnt feel comfortable with is having to kill an animal. Have never done and am sure its hard to get used to : /
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Well, there is always the option of don't-kill-the-animals, (although you will have to deal with they die anyway. Something else I'm not good with.) Dairy farm. No killing required. Raise rabbits, and let them have babies right before Easter. Meanwhile, they're great at "mowing" your lawn. Raise horses. Sheep. Alpacas. (What do people do with emus if they have them?) Chickens for their eggs, (or chicks right before Easter again.)

Lots of animals aren't dinner too.
 
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Totally not the same thing as cleaning dirty bathrooms. I personally would prefer mucking out the cow barn to cleaning a bathroom. Chicken house...well, I'd take bathroom first lol. It is a totally different thing to get used to, but when you are used to it it's not all bad. "Hard" is relative. Lots of grunt labor, sure. But you get used to that as well.

As for killing an animal...I have yet to get the hang of it. I do it, but I never expect to be able to do so automatically. It's just one of those things.
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I'm with you, I'd take a horse or cow "clean out" before doing a bathroom. (And, nope. Nope, nope, nope on chickens. I'd rather clean a toilet. Come to think of it, I'd rather clean the men's room in a nursing home before I'd rather clean up after chickens. Just nasty critters. Not found of the smell or look of what has to be cleaned out. lol) My only objection is how often it has to be done. Can't those animals "go" like rabbits, so clean out isn't quite as often? lol
 
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Yeah, Ive never had to clean up after farm animals so no idea what it would be like : p Ive cleaned vandalized public restrooms though, ugh. I dont think the dirty work would be too scary for me, I dunno about the labor though, never tried, haha.

And yeah, I think that would be the thing most likely to scare me away, wouldnt be comfortable with it the first time Im sure. Its a necessary part of life, but Ive lived almost 30 years now without killing animals, and I have a natural fear of hurting living things, so its definitely the scariest part of the job, I think.

Btw, mobile doesnt let me like posts, but I DO appreciate your response, just wanted you to know : p
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Personally, I'd recommend farm life to anyone who wanted to try it, but I'd counsel to start small, and to maybe visit someone on a farm first if they've never really experienced it. Sure, some of it is tough. That's life. I have yet to find something I like doing better, though :). (Chicken houses and all!)

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Well, there is always the option of don't-kill-the-animals, (although you will have to deal with they die anyway. Something else I'm not good with.) Dairy farm. No killing required. Raise rabbits, and let them have babies right before Easter. Meanwhile, they're great at "mowing" your lawn. Raise horses. Sheep. Alpacas. (What do people do with emus if they have them?) Chickens for their eggs, (or chicks right before Easter again.)

Lots of animals aren't dinner too.
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I'm not sure there is such an option. Unless you want an expensive vet bill if you need to put an animal down. Some people do choose that option though, I suppose.

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I'm with you, I'd take a horse or cow "clean out" before doing a bathroom. (And, nope. Nope, nope, nope on chickens. I'd rather clean a toilet. Come to think of it, I'd rather clean the men's room in a nursing home before I'd rather clean up after chickens. Just nasty critters. Not found of the smell or look of what has to be cleaned out. lol) My only objection is how often it has to be done. Can't those animals "go" like rabbits, so clean out isn't quite as often? lol
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I've grown up cleaning chicken houses 2-4 times a year since I was old enough to wield a shovel, so I know all about that. You learn to do it really, really fast, and it is best with several people so you can take breaks in the fresh air :)
 
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Lynn, I can't pass up the opportunity of your thread title. You're 61 and I hate to say it but I think you are well past the cut off line for growing up. ;)
 
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Personally, I'd recommend farm life to anyone who wanted to try it, but I'd counsel to start small, and to maybe visit someone on a farm first if they've never really experienced it. Sure, some of it is tough. That's life. I have yet to find something I like doing better, though :). (Chicken houses and all!)
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I actually have family that run thier own farm, they are one state to the east of me though, makes it kinda difficult to work with them, haha.
 
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You may have beat me but mine was funnier ;). (I've made a similar typo before. Except mine was at the beginning of an email. The word was missing an o. And it was followed by the name of one of my nice Christian friends. And that was followed by an exclamation point. That person is no longer friends with me. I don't know how much that played into it :p).
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The Honeymoon will be in a hot place
 
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I don't wanna grow up...



...I wanna be a Toys R Us kid... :p
 
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Lynn, I can't pass up the opportunity of your thread title. You're 61 and I hate to say it but I think you are well past the cut off line for growing up. ;)
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There is a cut off line? :D

How about those ancient people who never got to grow up?
 
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Personally, I'd recommend farm life to anyone who wanted to try it, but I'd counsel to start small, and to maybe visit someone on a farm first if they've never really experienced it. Sure, some of it is tough. That's life. I have yet to find something I like doing better, though :). (Chicken houses and all!)



I'm not sure there is such an option. Unless you want an expensive vet bill if you need to put an animal down. Some people do choose that option though, I suppose.



I've grown up cleaning chicken houses 2-4 times a year since I was old enough to wield a shovel, so I know all about that. You learn to do it really, really fast, and it is best with several people so you can take breaks in the fresh air :)
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I'd call local homeless shelters or butchers and tell them "free for the taking."

And if I were a homeless shelter, I would ask the residents if any of them have the skills to kill and butcher a cow. I'd pluck the chicken myself, if someone else would cut off the head and clear out the innards for me. (Plucking I've done. lol) And yes, I know old chicken is tough meat, but I'd grind it.

Besides, really not the type to call in a vet to kill an animal. I figure if I'm not killing a person early, why are animals deserving less? (Which, btw, is another reason I wouldn't make it as a farmer. lol)
 
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Lynn, I can't pass up the opportunity of your thread title. You're 61 and I hate to say it but I think you are well past the cut off line for growing up. ;)
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Pffft, and I thought you knew me better than that. I haven't grown up yet. lol
 
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I actually have family that run thier own farm, they are one state to the east of me though, makes it kinda difficult to work with them, haha.
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My grandmother had three lives.

She was married to a man 15 years her senior. He was also a widower with two daughters. (One daughter was 6 years younger than Gram.) They had two daughters, and the youngest was Mom. Mom was 6 months old when her father died. Gram was 24. Her first life.

She moved back home to live with her family, and met a new man -- I call him PopPop. He became Mom's dad -- got married and had two sons together. The children grew up and all moved on their own to have their own families. And PopPop died when Gram was in her mid 50s. Second life.

Gram moved down to where her two sons settled into and did her Gram thing. If anyone needed a place to live, Gram's house was open. 12 grandkids all going from teens to 20s, so lots of different reasons to live with Gram for a few months or a year. Meanwhile Gram finally had the opportunity to use her horticultural skills to make a beautiful garden in her yard. (One garden, four sides of the house. BIG garden. lol) Her eyes were going, so she gave up needlepointing and took up the loom. (A lot easier to see a skuttlecock than a tiny needle.) Tea parties with her friends, sponsored and helped run fashion shows for the retired gals, and garden clubbing. Third life.

She died at 93, having spent exactly a third of her life in three different kinds of lives.

Which life are you on? And who says you only get one life?
 
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there is NEVER a 'cut-off-line' as far as Jesus Christ is concerned...
 
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