Today, on QX 104(a radio station), they were discussing Felfies. Farmers taking Selfies involving something to do with farming. Its either with agriculture or animals. I find it insanely awesome! Here is a link to felfies! http://farmingselfie.com/ or you can hashtag it up at #felfies
Now, I know a lot of people "guilty" of these, myself included. I've been doing this for years before Selfies was even considered a word. Its great how farmers are starting to get more recognition for everything they do!
I've posted in the past about how farmers deserve more recognition and how tough it can be to be a farmer and a farmers wife/girlfriend. Not only do we have to deal with suddenly becoming "single" and managing everything on our own but we also have to run around and do things that husbands/boyfriends would normally help us with. We cook meals, clean house, look after children and take meals to the fields so they can eat. We also run samples, move farm equipment, trucks, emergency runs to get parts, drive people from field to field or move trucks in a field, plus plenty more.
We also go to functions on our own and if we have children, we have to take them to any extra curicular activities or birthday parties. We do all of this plus our regular duties, just now its just one parent, not both.
We stay up late to see if he will come home and get to visit(which more than likely won't happen), we get up early to help him out first thing. We have our cell phones and house phones on standby incase they need anything. We're constantly on the go doing something.
Being a farmers wife/girlfriend is never an easy task, its long, its daunting and it can be down right lonely. We get asked all the time why we do it than? And I say, why what? Be a farmers girlfriend? Because I love him. I love our lifestyle. I love living on a farm. I love our animals. I love this life. Yes, it is very hard and I miss him very very much when he gets up and is in the barn by 6:30 and might get home for supper at 5:30. Might. After milking at night, he might be out in the field until 3 am and starts the whole process over. Its exhausting, its trying and things don't always go right. Its a stressful job and a stressful lifestyle but we wouldn't change it. This is who we are, this is what we do.
Ask a farmer how he feels. Ask him how hard it is to miss out on events and friends birthdays. To miss out on kids birthday parties and dinners and to be stuck in a field not only working but perhaps actually being broken down having to fix your machinery. He's lonely too but doesn't have time to think of his emotions. He sucks it up and gets at it day by day. Prays for sunshine and prays for the right amount of rain. This is hard on the farmer boyfriends and husbands too. But we're all in it together, always.
So spread the felfies and spread the blogs of farmers and thank a farmer when you see him for the food on your table. That gratitude, it goes a long long way.
This is of Dancin and I about 6 Year's ago before he was put down. I love this picture because of it being one of our last together. We still talk about you all the time! Miss you and Love you forever buddy ♡
Thought some of you may find this cool
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