Got a troubled mind? Vent here. (within rules, of course!)

[polishchickens111]

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I hate my chicken limit- six.
Well... I could sneak a couple in...

 

[yomama]

That's when you tell whom ever is saying your limit is 6, that you have to have a few extra, as back ups. This is due to the fact that something might happen to one of the chickens; illness, predators, etc. It's purely justifiable!

I've told myself that my limit is 20. I have enough room for a more than that, but just for my own workload and finances, 20 is good for me. I currently have 14 birds, and I have 8 more coming in the spring. That obviously puts me at more than 20, but only by 2. Out of my 14 birds that I currently have, 1 is a duck, and the other is a roo..... Sooooo, technically, I would be at 20 - hens that is, lol! Besides, there is always the chance that I may lose one or more. I unfortunately lost 4 this past summer, 3 to hawks, and one to illness. I've increased my hawk protection, but you never know. I might hatch a few of my own for the first time this spring too - you know, just in case I need some back up to stay at 20.

 

[polishchickens111]

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That's a good idea...

I don't think the town will care about the 2 extra I'm getting in the spring...

The thing that really annoys me is that I can't have a roo.

 

[java girl 2]

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That's a good idea...

I don't think the town will care about the 2 extra I'm getting in the spring...

The thing that really annoys me is that I can't have a roo.

try having 84 birds !!!

that's how many I have!! and I don't have any room for baby chicks for the spring hatch, they will have to be in the basment

"sigh" oh well anything for the chicks!!

tell me, how many birds is too many???

 

[swampcat]

My biggest vent right now is I'm not really a maternal person. I love my kids to pieces but they are so needy and dependent on me. I feel so overwhelmed and over-touched despite the fact that I have "me" time on a semi-regular basis.

Does it make me a horrible person that I really really look forward to the day I'm working?

I've been a sahm for 9 years.

And then I feel awful because there are people that would love to be in my situation. Gah! I'm so sick of the guilt!

 

[Ec_Prokta]

I have no clue if I'm doing the right thing anymore.

 

[rancher hicks]

My mind isn't troubled but. I'M SICK OF MY RIGHT ARM ITCHING! It keeps me up at night. There is no rash or anything to be seen but it's driving me crazy. Scratching it just makes it worse. I've put tons of cream on it. I even wrap it in plastic wrap and put an ice pack on it to get some rest. Even all that isn't helping these days. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I want to chop it off.


I wish, scratch, scratch, us all, scratch, scratch, a happy, scratch, scratch, new year,

Rancher

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Some gyms have New Year's Specials. Ask them if they have any specials. Our gyms here waive the new member joining fees every January of the new year and give a discount on the month of January. Good luck with the joining fees.

 

[llrumsey]

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Hi there! I've had depression and anxiety for years. It took a long time for me to realize that I needed some medication....I feel so much better.....The chemistry in my brain is off....I don't produce enough seratonin....It's no different than your pancreas not working properly, so you need insulin, or your blood pressure being off, so you need blood pressure meds.....If you look at it that way, maybe you can understand and not feel so bad about trying some meds.....

Go to the doctor and talk about it.....No need to struggle and struggle for years.......

Take care and good luck to you!

I am exactly the same way, I have 2 types of meds. one for anxiety and one for depression, I also have zanax for emergencie anxiety. I also see a physoc. 2 times a month. It's hard somedays are just so easy others are so, so very hard to get through.

 

[llrumsey]

Mine is my family.........I just cant stand them, any of them. When my mom was dying they waited until she was comatose to have the police stop by and tell me that she was in the hospital. I was told that she was given some med. and should come around for a short time in the morning, went home and waited for the call, it came from a 2nd cousin and said that she was breathing heavely and that she wasnt expecited to live, we found out that she was already dead by the time I was called. We all live in the same town! Just a few blocks away, my mother and I were having problems but we still talked.

I have nothing to do with my family. Just last month I found out my dad died, on facebook! He lived 2 blocks from me. I had not seen him for 3 1/2 years. I relize that many people dont understand why I didnt see him, but I also blamed him for not contacting me when mom died.

Alot of this dates back to when my brother was alive, he lived about 2 blocks from me, he and the rest of the family would have get togethers and not invite me. I would find out later when mom would slip and say that she saw my nieces and how the grandkids had grown and something like that.

When my bother was in the hospital he informed me that he hated me and had for a long time. I was the youngest of 3 and quite an age difference, he said I was just a spoiled brat and what ever I wanted I got. Yes I was spoiled, but I didnt push it I started to work at 15 and bought most of my stuff, I was also the "good kid" I didnt get in trouble with the law, drink or smoke, when I said I was going to be somewhere that is where I was. I did not give my folks any trouble and when they got older I did everything I could for them. I could believe that he told me that on his death bed.

At his memorial service my companion and I were taking care of my mom and dad, sitting in the second pew in the corner. One of the pall barers came and told us to move that they needed the room for the "family" I told them well this is his mom and dad and we still had to move, then the "family" all comes in like a parade.

And there has been many more things to happen.

I'm tired of people telling me that I need to get over it, that they are family and we need to get along. Ha, if they had been through what I have been through they would feel the same way.

You can pick your friends but you cant pick your family and right now I would just as soon run my family over, (but they would probably damage my van).

Thank you for taking the time to read this, I am seeing a dr. to get things better in my life that and meds. but after putting up with this for over 30 years it's going to take awhile.