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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 7:56:13 PM
reading the life of janice holt giles who married a 'farm boy' during the early 1940's (from kentucky) .. she found it very difficult because of his 'ways' .. how do you girls think it is different from your grandparents, your parents and your life with 'farmboys'?
i'm sure that different parts of the country will have different life-styles and beliefs and 'ways' .. and the 'condition of the country' (such as NO JOBS) plays a big role in relationships too.
i was raised in the 'big city' (daughter of country folk though). and my husband was raised int he 'big city' by jewish immigrants.
how do you think YOUR upbringing 'shaped' your views, values, lifestyles? especially as it relates to the men you have known.
gosh .. wouldn't it be fun to all be at a p.j. party and talk about this all night (while eating CHOCOLATE of course!)
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jun 29 2007 : 06:17:54 AM
Just have to jump in here and say that this topic name will sure draw a lot of readers! When I saw love and farm boys, I thought, I have to read this thread!!! :) Who does not love farmboys! Especially the "mature" ones like mine.
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| emsmommy5 |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 2:44:36 PM
Married a city boy, through and through. I have done the city to the country thing growing up and if I had my druthers I would be in the middle of 40 acres, self sufficient with animals and off the grid. THe whole backwoods style of life. Alas, I am in the middle of a little town, living in an old farmhouse on 1/4 of an acre with 5 almost grown kids, 2 dogs and a cat, birds in the eaves of the garage, a garden that produces more morning glory than vegetables. If I want something fixed I usually have to do it myself, build it myself, or it doesn't get done. And Laura- you aren't stepping on my feelings, I totally agree that being brought up in the country exposes you to so many things that city folks just don't have a clue about.
Our latest discussion, the reason why having a natual gas stove for heat is ok and all the reasons why it is dumb to want a combination wood cook stove for the kitchen. He just doesn't get it. Harrrumph
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| horse |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:58:57 PM
I was talking about my hubby. He tries, Lord knows he tries, but I end up having to redo his mistakes. lol For a man is age, I would have thought he knew a heifer from a bull. Long story.
Laura
www.homesteadblogger.com/twolmzfarms
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| horse |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:52:46 PM
I was born in the country and never left. I don't know any other way of life. Sometimes I wonder if I have missed anything than I see people who were raised in the city and are so green about alot of things that I take for granted. Not saying that city folks are green, didn't mean to step on anyone's feelings.
laura
www.homesteadblogger.com/twolmzfarms
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:32:05 PM
My Great Grandparents moved to the "city" in 1918 from the farm, into a house that was already 70 years old...even though it was a city lot, my Great Gran always had a vege plot to live on. Unfortunately, the war came for my grandmother, and she had to work. My mom was raised in the 50's--she actually thought, as a child, we'd be eating in space when she grew up, so she didn't bother with gardening or cooking  My father was raised in rural Louisiana in the 20's, and I am my father's daughter. He raised me to love animals, to love the dirt and hardwork. His favorite saying for me was, "Jon, hard times will make a monkey eat red pepper." He could fix, or invent anything, but he was also an artist, and so am I, so creativity won out when I picked a man. Luckily, my husband really does try to function and help within my ideals for our little "homestead" and the self sustaining lifestyle I'm attempting to create for us--if I hadn't gone to that hippie artist boarding school, we'd be up the river without a paddle!
A few nights ago, I heard him telling his very macho musician friend, "She grew these, and these...and Oh! Yeah, she also grew these Calla Lily's herself.." It really touched me and made me smile.
He's catchin' on!
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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| mom2knk |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 11:36:02 AM
I was raised in a small college town in the midwest. My Dad was military and we lived on 3 acres. We had a huge garden and both of my parents were good at making everything stretch. My Dad shopped at the commissary once a month and no shopping in between. They cooked everything from scratch, made everything last the entire month, we never went hungry. We didn't eat out, I can count on 1 hand the number of times we ate a meal somewhere other than home. I never felt like we were missing out on anything and the few times we did go out, it was a huge treat for us and we really appreciated it.
Dh was raised on a 14 acre avocado ranch here in So Cal. He has always wanted to be a farmer/rancher. He lived on the ranch until we got married and that same year his parents finally sold to a developer, there are 25 homes built on the old ranch site now. We really miss the old ranch and if we could go back and change things we would have tried to talk the family into keeping it, dh could be running it now!
Ultimately we would love to find ourselves a little ranch/farmette and are actively looking right now!! |
| Firemama |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 10:10:39 AM
I was raised in town til I was 12, I got to see Grafitti Night every year until they closed it down. Then we moved out into the boonies, I always loved animals so I was allowed to have a goat. My parents rarely went to family gatherings, we had one vacation when I was 13. My DH was raised by his grandparents mainly absent dad & mostly absent mom. We are trying to raise our kids differently than we were raised. Intact even when its rough, showing affection for all of us. Raising our little "farmfamily".
Mommy to 2
Your FreckleFaced Farm Girl!!
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| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 8:49:45 PM
My dh was raised part of the time here in Spokane and the rest of it in the wheatfields by Waitsburg. He loved it on the farm and is a farm boy at heart. My Dad was a teacher and did remodeling all the time. So should I be surprized that my mobile is in remodel. Noooo, glad that my honey can do the stuff. I would have major bills I couldn't pay if he couldn't. I know a little but not as much as him. I was raised in small town, that isn't so small anymore. My grandmother had a small farm that keep her and her 12 kids going. Interesting when you think of our histories.
Gosh, wouldn't a pj party be superb!!!!!
Carol Sue
Enjoying the moments. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 8:32:23 PM
My Fiance and I grew up in the same hometown, but out upbringings were a bit different. Sometimes that causes us to clash, but it also makes things a bit more interesting :)
Alee
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 8:24:37 PM
I grew up in a family with barbquing, hunting, fishing, baseball playing, car fixing, horse riding, type of guys and I guess I expect all guys to be able to fix things (especially cars). I have a hard time feeling comfortable I guess with guys who arn't at least a little farmish.
My husband for sure wasn't raised around large animals or on a farm, but is very supportive and does fix things.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| luvnlife |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 8:14:34 PM
I think things come in full circle. I started the first part of my childhood living on a citrus farm in Orange, CA. As you can guess, the farm was sold and subdivided into a housing tract. Now, 20 years later, I'm back living in the country. It's not citrus farming around me but dry wheat farming. The lifestyle is very comfortable, like an old pair of jeans. Now I'm raising my two daughters in the country and even though they won't always admit to liking the secluded rural lifestyle, the opted to stay here when the opportunity arose for us to move closer to my husbands work in a neighboring town. That's when I knew we were living where we were meant to be.
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