Thanks for all your replies, I'm already feeling better.
Is it really so unusual to raise your own meat though. I mean, you don't hear about people with allotments suffering abuse for "murdering" their vegetables.
Wow, society must really brainwash some people...
Anyway, what I think my mother hates the most is the fact that I'm trying to make a better life for myself & my family. If that means upsetting her visions of a perfect capitalist society, then tough.
Lets face it, the time I spend raising my animals would just be turned into time working to pay for them if they were shop bought.
And I much prefer spending my time looking at welfare issues, Health checking each animal individually everyday, spending time on here writing to you all, managing feed & costs & coming up with new housing designs & enrichment ideas for the animals. It sure beats working longer hours
Plus the animals bring the garden to life!
Our garden has never looked better since its been full of animals!
Hi, I'm one of 5 kids my parents had (4 girls 1 boy in that order). My father taught us kids to fish, hunt, can food and and garden to take care of ourselves. (Dad died in 1996) Out of us 5 kids I am the only one who grows our food. I purchase our beef from my neighbor who raises grass fed beef and butchers them. I raise my meat chickens and have layers and turkeys. I have a huge garden to supply us with food. DH hunts deer and goes fishing. I am into non gmo foods and natural healing properties of grown herbs. I do a lot of DIY. My mom lovingly calls me Mother Earth to her friends and the rest of my family. It makes me proud.
Now this same mom will not eat my eggs or chicken. But the neighbors beef is fine. We purchased my mom and dads property a few years ago. She made me promise I wouldn't kill or butcher any of my animals here at home. I have a sister who is not working, shes a single mom of one. I gave her meat from my freezer, she couldn't eat it. She donated it to the homeless shelter. She finally told me after I offered her more.
Of my 2 other sisters, one will not eat my food and the other will with no worries. My brother too has no worries, but only goes fishing and would rather buy his food from the store. Out of 5 kids 3 have been totally brainwashed and changed by societies way of thinking and are completely dis connected from their food source. My dad taught us all the same things! I just don't understand it. Nor do they understand me. But they are my family and I do love them unconditionally. The good, the bad and the ugly.
We are blessed that we can see the light, imho, and do for ourselves rather than following the "in" atm. I can't wait until I can work my garden this year. I hopefully will have enough compost to do it justice this coming year!
And just remember, no one can get under your skin and make you angry unless you allow it them to. I just had to decide what I was willing to allow and not allow. I have become much happier since I made that decision. Those feeling are yours and yours alone. You have control of them.
After reading this, I just texted my mom and told her how much I love her.
Sometimes I forget how lucky I am, that not everyone has a mother that is totally supportive.
Always a good thing! We should all do this regardless to whether or not our parents/families are supportive. Sometimes it just takes a little effort to remind family members that family is family and we are all different. And that is ok if we are different. We love them regardless to whether we agree or not. Some of my siblings I only see at our family Christmas dinner. It's sad, as 4 of us live in the same 30 mile radius.
I'm with you!! Apparently it is an age thing-- by middle age we don't take the crap anymore and boot a few slugs out of our lives. lol I did a little booting this year for some relationships and have developed other relationships to be a little closer. I like life a little better now.
GD-- you might reconsider putting the bloody gore out there-- I have found most people cannot handle it. Even when talking to a chef-- meat needs to arrive chilled and ready to go. Most people have no relationship with the process from animal to roast . . . might save yourself some angst to hold back . . . . I usually don't tell people I dess my own birds because of the look of horror or the look of " you must be cuckoo"
My husband gets to talk to my mother these days-- for some reason her emails are not getting thru. Fate or malfunction-- IDK.
As my next bday appears in the next 60 days and I reach my ripe old age of "wisdom", I agree with you. I have finally in my life stopped being the second youngest. I'm not the 12 year old you disliked! I am a grown woman whose been married 30 years! I have raised my family well! 3 healthy smart and wonderful kids! I have a wonderful grand child! STOP TREATING ME LIKE A CHILD! I actually had to say that (just last year) to a couple 3 of my sisters who are all older than me by 6+ years! They are my sisters, but, man get over it all ready!
I don't talk to them as I do here. Meaning they don't get the blood and gore truth of a meat eating life. I let them stay in their little world. There are bigger and better battles to fight and win. The all got the talk once. When I was told to grow up and buy my food from the store like everyone else, I decided then and there that I was smarter, willing to do what was needed in my own way. Which is way different they what they are willing to do. I also think its wrong, but they have closed off their minds to reality. I will talk to strangers before I offer more wisdom to them. So we talk of other things. I don't agree with them, but I do love them. And when they are ready, they will ask for the info and I will share my knowledge. But until that time arrives....
Now my children, whom are 24-29 are all able and willing to raise and butcher their food, and take care of their family when crap hits the fan. They are very interested in all that we do. Our couple of acres will provide food for them long after I am gone. I have made sure of it. I have the land, and I pay for it. The land sure pays me back in a beautiful bounty! I sure do love my little piece of heaven!
And my DH gets to talk with his mom. I pass the phone on just to be sure lol! And she sure as "he double hockey" sticks doesn't have my email!
except to those who bug me & so I would love to see the looks of horror.
