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It's Been a Loooong Time - There IS Light at the End of the Tunnel
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<blockquote data-quote="Farmingmom" data-source="post: 649005" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p>Midwest...you were here oh so many years ago! And so was WipedOut, and TimerLady, and Fran, and oh, the names I recognize in the member list! It is so good to 'see' you guys are still here, still getting up each morning. I won't publicly divulge what my name used to be here on the boards, as it's now the name of our farm...but I was once very active here on the boards. </p><p></p><p>And yes, for us, opting out of conventional life was the first step in finding what really worked. It's still not a cake walk, but man...it is so, so, sooooo much better than where we used to be. It feels like the person I was years ago is someone totally and completely unrecognizable to me now. </p><p></p><p>I spent quite a bit of time Saturday cruisin the boards, just reading. The boards have a different air to them now, but some of that may be because I see things differently these days. Hopefully, our story and our experiences will be helpful to other parents...although, I have to say...what worked for us might not work for someone else. We went waaaay outside of conventional to find our comfort zone. We literally pulled up stakes and disconnected from the rest of the world for several years. Even today, we're not really involved in 'society' - just a small circle of people who know us. We just don't fit in regular 'society', although, as more and more people go 'crunchy,' our lifestyle looks less and less 'odd' to everyone else. (Our social circle has gotten bigger and bigger the last few years.)</p><p></p><p>As for farm life...it is a beautiful thing. We found that farmers are something of an odd lot unto themselves. They tend to be more accepting of differences and much less nosy about their neighbors. Most of them have either grown up on a farm and are used to a much higher level of personal independence or have moved out here to get away from city life. The common thread is a general desire to live the life you need and want - often very different from the standard 'norm.' It's a lovely, tight-knit community of slightly odd balls - the perfect setting for an atypical family like ours. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmingmom, post: 649005, member: 18789"] Midwest...you were here oh so many years ago! And so was WipedOut, and TimerLady, and Fran, and oh, the names I recognize in the member list! It is so good to 'see' you guys are still here, still getting up each morning. I won't publicly divulge what my name used to be here on the boards, as it's now the name of our farm...but I was once very active here on the boards. And yes, for us, opting out of conventional life was the first step in finding what really worked. It's still not a cake walk, but man...it is so, so, sooooo much better than where we used to be. It feels like the person I was years ago is someone totally and completely unrecognizable to me now. I spent quite a bit of time Saturday cruisin the boards, just reading. The boards have a different air to them now, but some of that may be because I see things differently these days. Hopefully, our story and our experiences will be helpful to other parents...although, I have to say...what worked for us might not work for someone else. We went waaaay outside of conventional to find our comfort zone. We literally pulled up stakes and disconnected from the rest of the world for several years. Even today, we're not really involved in 'society' - just a small circle of people who know us. We just don't fit in regular 'society', although, as more and more people go 'crunchy,' our lifestyle looks less and less 'odd' to everyone else. (Our social circle has gotten bigger and bigger the last few years.) As for farm life...it is a beautiful thing. We found that farmers are something of an odd lot unto themselves. They tend to be more accepting of differences and much less nosy about their neighbors. Most of them have either grown up on a farm and are used to a much higher level of personal independence or have moved out here to get away from city life. The common thread is a general desire to live the life you need and want - often very different from the standard 'norm.' It's a lovely, tight-knit community of slightly odd balls - the perfect setting for an atypical family like ours. :D [/QUOTE]
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