tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post7033223326726894276..comments2023-10-24T03:02:14.153-04:00Comments on My Back Door: "Dear Vonnie" Doing Things the Hard WayYvonne Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-72591129313300821792009-02-13T11:18:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:18:00.000-05:00Living in the deep south and homeschooling our kid...Living in the deep south and homeschooling our kids, we've been blessed to show them how to..as we put it..'get real'. My kids have learned to do plenty 'the hard way'..not always with a smile on their face either...but DH and I feel it's very important to make sure that they know how to truly take care of themselves and someone else with little or nothing to do it with. They have raised milk goats and know how to milk them and process that milk in order to drink it..they know how to plant and tend a garden as well as how to can that food. DS knows how to work on everything from a weed eater to a car and DD knows the basics of that at the very least. Like I said, they don't always have a smile on their face when those learning times come, but I agree with you, I think we do our kids a disservice when they can't do the very basic of life skills.<BR/>Blessings to you,<BR/>DebDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071206169039849554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-641075744041468752009-02-12T23:06:00.000-05:002009-02-12T23:06:00.000-05:00I did get to experience many of these things as a ...I did get to experience many of these things as a kid, Vonnie, at my grandparent's farms and even in my own suburban neighborhood because my parents were so independent-minded. And at the time, I stored up the knowledge, without realizing it, to help me later in life. (Like how to sow a garden.) But I'm such a city-girl wimp now that I don't want to repeat them! However, it did teach us all a lesson when our electricity was off during the ice storm we had a few years back: go to the hotel SOONER rather than later. LOL. (Oh, I'm afraid that I have become such a pathetic electricity-addicted cry baby.)Dee Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496759876816112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-6290748164461736642009-02-12T16:50:00.000-05:002009-02-12T16:50:00.000-05:00Such great parenting wisdom as usual, Vonnie. I ce...Such great parenting wisdom as usual, Vonnie. I certainly missed out growing up (for different reasons), but because of that, it's hard to pass it on to my kids. Got me motivated, tho. ;)LauraLee Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092672958394657296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-68048446485053720002009-02-12T15:07:00.000-05:002009-02-12T15:07:00.000-05:00Aldo Leopold said something like this: there are t...Aldo Leopold said something like this: there are two spiritual dangers from not growing up on a farm -- not knowing where your heat comes from and not knowing where your food comes from.<BR/><BR/>I admit my kids (mostly grownup) missed out on that kind of childhood and it makes me sad. But when I tell them that, they roll their eyes and exchange furtive looks with one another.<BR/><BR/>Vonnie, thanks for your comment on my site. Please feel free to email me at johnnie.donley at ymail.com.Johnnie Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579456085122829964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-60695641694129820722009-02-12T12:01:00.000-05:002009-02-12T12:01:00.000-05:00My husband and I have had similar conversations pe...My husband and I have had similar conversations pertaining to this. This had added something more for us to talk about.<BR/><BR/>smooches, <BR/>LarieLarie Carlice Proverbs 27:19https://www.blogger.com/profile/01979040461575715284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-55674263534585386052009-02-12T08:28:00.000-05:002009-02-12T08:28:00.000-05:00Tough to think of, but we may end up going backto ...Tough to think of, but we may end up going back<BR/>to basics. Good to know how before we need it.<BR/>And children should know how to do things the hard way. SunnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com