The Old Folks Home

[7 Biddies]

The high human population has put a strain on food resources. Our mid west states have been at high production for decades only replacing N, P and K = commercial fertilizer; areas like China and India still use human labor or cattle to plow their fields. Both result in not enough quality food in the world. Ironically , the more poor a family is the foods decline in quality. I often ruminate about how to help people have a small garden, even if it is in pots.

And a chicken in every yard!!

 

[dsqard]

I've seen that poster!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I think you bring up wonderful points. I too do not care if they are not "of my flesh". Maybe that is why I love helping at school. I looked into adoption, and the financial cost was WAY too much. Having my own was more cost effective. My boys play regularly with a friend that is adopted because his family was not a good home for him, so at age 7 he moved in with his current parents. THey recently moved from their old family home to a neighborhood they felt would better help this child succeed. Kudos to them.

I actually looked into adopting/fostering a few years back. Yes, I don't like kids, and it was out of character for me, but I must have seen some sappy after-school program that changed my mind for a few days or was particularly hormonal or something. Anyway, the thing that really turned me off on that wasn't the cost or the commitment but it was the fact that almost all of the kids had some kind of disclaimer that they needed to go to a home that would allow them to have contact with their birth family. This is probably another totally touchy subject, but my thoughts on that are if your family is so screwed up that they can't raise you, they're probably not good influences to have in your life. I don't need that drama and I suspect they don't, either.

Then I realized that it's just ME up here, my closest family away is 600 miles, so they'd be swapping one type of family dysfunction for another, more lonely, type.

Besides, I prefer my "children" to be locked up at night and in a place where I can't hear their screams from the sanctity of my bedroom.

 

[dsqard]

Besides, I prefer my "children" to be locked up at night and in a place where I can't hear their screams from the sanctity of my bedroom.

That is what a split floor plan and duct tape are for silly!

 

[Cynthia12]

Ooo, wish me luck...I only had three of my Swedish make it to lock down this time..last time..same breeder, bator, temps, humidity..I had 9 go into lock down, and all 9 made..hoping these will all make it too.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Ducks?

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

good luck!

 

[Cynthia12]

Oh .. not ducks...sorry, should have finished the name..lol Swedish Flower Hens. I have done ducks before..they were darling! I even tried my hand at turkeys. I had three in there, and all three hatched. They are soo funny. Their bellys were soo big, that when the fell over, there was no getting up until I helped. Had to go to the room a few times when I heard the screams of help.

Thanks for the good lucks... )

 

[Arielle]

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I had written that in and removed it! Thought is sounded too self serving as I have chickens for sale.

 

[Arielle]

I actually looked into adopting/fostering a few years back. Yes, I don't like kids, and it was out of character for me, but I must have seen some sappy after-school program that changed my mind for a few days or was particularly hormonal or something. Anyway, the thing that really turned me off on that wasn't the cost or the commitment but it was the fact that almost all of the kids had some kind of disclaimer that they needed to go to a home that would allow them to have contact with their birth family. This is probably another totally touchy subject, but my thoughts on that are if your family is so screwed up that they can't raise you, they're probably not good influences to have in your life. I don't need that drama and I suspect they don't, either.

The new parents did have to share the boy with the original family. Thery were saints to deal with it. He is now fully adopted and the other family is out of their lives.

Another friend would have to give up her foster baby to the natural mom. She would tell me how that baby got a good bath upon returning home. To remove the scent of the other mother. SOrt of funny but I totally understand. Years later she would adopt that boy when he was about 9.

Too much drama for me. I already have my own screwed up family to cope with; mostly keeping far away.

I love that each of us knows ourselves so well; the benefit of years of living. Love it.