Coming from someone who has just recently moved to the country, i would definitley recommend it. My kids are ds,12 and dd, 10.
Although we moved to a bigger house, they love it here. It is true that we spend most of our time outside. the kids play in the ditch across the road, catching tadpoles and minnows, and using their imaginations. They have fun taking care of all the animals. All of our kids' friends come over here to play, b/c there is so much to do. They shoot their bb guns whenever they want, ride dirtbikes, climb trees, have camp fires. We have a trampoline in our workshop that they can used year round. Our TV hasnt been on in over two months.
It's true that there is more work to be done around here, and they can't just go off down the street to play whenever they want (which imo is good) Grass needs cutting, hay need to be brought into the barn, stalls need to be cleaned out etc. My kids are developing a very good work ethic, and they are also learning where their food comes from. And if we want something, we need to wrk for it. (we recently put up horse fence, that all four us us worked on.
We have been here nine months, and thought my son would have a hard go of it. Ask them today where they would rather live, and hands down they both say the country, having experienced both 'subdivision life and country life. I know this for a fact, b/c we asked them on the weekend as we sat around the campfire roasting weenies.
From a parents perspective, i like it so much better b/c when they do go into town, I know where they are going, who they are with, b/c i have to drop them off there, and I have another parent also being accountable for them, as oppposed to just going down the street to the park to see who they can find to play with.
Even if we hadda moved to a smaller house, I think the transition would have been just as smooth. we spend more time as a family out here than we ever did in town, which was somethng else I wanted too.
Although we moved to a bigger house, they love it here. It is true that we spend most of our time outside. the kids play in the ditch across the road, catching tadpoles and minnows, and using their imaginations. They have fun taking care of all the animals. All of our kids' friends come over here to play, b/c there is so much to do. They shoot their bb guns whenever they want, ride dirtbikes, climb trees, have camp fires. We have a trampoline in our workshop that they can used year round. Our TV hasnt been on in over two months.
It's true that there is more work to be done around here, and they can't just go off down the street to play whenever they want (which imo is good) Grass needs cutting, hay need to be brought into the barn, stalls need to be cleaned out etc. My kids are developing a very good work ethic, and they are also learning where their food comes from. And if we want something, we need to wrk for it. (we recently put up horse fence, that all four us us worked on.
We have been here nine months, and thought my son would have a hard go of it. Ask them today where they would rather live, and hands down they both say the country, having experienced both 'subdivision life and country life. I know this for a fact, b/c we asked them on the weekend as we sat around the campfire roasting weenies.
From a parents perspective, i like it so much better b/c when they do go into town, I know where they are going, who they are with, b/c i have to drop them off there, and I have another parent also being accountable for them, as oppposed to just going down the street to the park to see who they can find to play with.
Even if we hadda moved to a smaller house, I think the transition would have been just as smooth. we spend more time as a family out here than we ever did in town, which was somethng else I wanted too.
