tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post4443815879543200211..comments2023-05-29T02:55:29.750-05:00Comments on The Thrifty Homesteader: Homesteading: feminist or oppressive?Deborah Niemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-57773131457622587592014-05-02T11:24:05.814-05:002014-05-02T11:24:05.814-05:00Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-30996310699982140152014-05-02T11:04:04.213-05:002014-05-02T11:04:04.213-05:00As I am reading your post, my mom could have writt...As I am reading your post, my mom could have written it. You're spot on, and this is how I was raised. Everyone pulled their own weight, we all tried to grow what food we could, canning and preserving when possible for the winters ahead etc.<br /><br />Farm life is a very different lifestyle to some people. Some can just not comprehend it, nor can they understand that by saying only the kitchen chores are for girls or the barn chores are for the boys, that it weakens the strength of "the net" necessary for a well functioning homestead. <br /><br />Homesteads & farms in general require a lot more work than most other lifestyles. Without a network of people willing to chip in and help when someone else is hurt, sick, has appointments or whatever, the animals and/or crops suffer. <br /><br />Thank you for posting. This was a good read. :-) Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649598294339953414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-33869712432503920342014-05-01T08:35:05.771-05:002014-05-01T08:35:05.771-05:00Love this post :) I'm featuring it on The Home...Love this post :) I'm featuring it on The HomeAcre hop today :)lisa lynnhttp://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-24377004064129702412014-04-23T10:50:54.752-05:002014-04-23T10:50:54.752-05:00Interesting comment by your Seattle woman. I consi...Interesting comment by your Seattle woman. I considered myself a strong feminist for decades (an obnoxious one) then married a conservative guy who after 20 years of marriage is the more liberal one of the two of us. At 54 I define myself more as "farmer" or "writer" . Too busy doing all that must be done on our farm (like you) to even worry about labels or chore assignments. We both do what needs to be done. Period.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.com