| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 14 2006 : 09:30:57 AM
Yesterday I sent my cow, Bridget's, calf (she's about a year old), Squidget (named by my three-year-old), to the butcher. It's always a little bit sad... I was trying to explain where she was going to William, and after I said she was going to market - Will promptly said, "to the auction, or to the meat man?" Geez. Questions! Well, I said, "to the meat man," and he responded with a very matter-of-fact, "Oh. Then she's going to make meat. Okay." Farm kids! I guess most of my worries about stuff like that are, indeed, mine alone!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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| bramble |
Posted - Dec 16 2006 : 05:45:40 AM
Oh I feel for you! It's not easy but you did what you intended to all along.And you have the satisfaction of knowing you raised a healthy and sound animal to nourish your family. Well done! We had a member of the family raise two piglets for meat and named them Porkchop and Applesauce because they wanted their kids to know what they were intended for. It back fired because for years anytime they had any kind of pork the kids would look forelornly at their plates and say " Do you think this was Applesauce's leg? Do you think this was Porkchops head?" Crazy kids!
Glad your Will is handling it better than the "big" kids did!
with a happy heart |
| windypines |
Posted - Dec 16 2006 : 05:32:31 AM
Libbie you are not alone in feeling bad, I do too. You raise them from babies, and you know their purpose, but it does not make it any easier. My boys all understood the animals purpose. Even asking who we are eating! Knowing who you are eating and how they were treated and raised is something you can't buy in a store. Michele |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 14 2006 : 10:40:38 AM
Thanks for the good thoughts and words, Kate! I agree that it's so very important and healthy to be able to produce a lot of our own food and to know where most of it comes from, and that DOES make days like "lambs to butcher" day and "Squidget to butcher" day a little bit easier. AND, when I think of that versus buying packaged hamburger, I know it's better, but, man, when I look in those big brown eyes for the last time, it's not easy! I've told myself again and again, however, that unless I can get a real true grasp on where meat comes from, I shouldn't eat it. AND, since I actually DO enjoy meat every now and again, this is the way I'm choosing to go.
I am so glad that it didn't seem to be traumatic for Will - it just seemed "normal." That's really how I would like him to learn about the circles of life - as "normal," not strange, ugly or scary. Children really make us be our best selves, don't they? I love being a FarmMama!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| katiedid |
Posted - Dec 14 2006 : 10:16:20 AM
Libbie, what a tough day. It's true, most things are much easier for children. We should take a lesson from them!
I am sure Squidget lived well at your farm, and that she was loved. She has a purpose, as all farm animals do. You should feel good to know that in this cruel world, where existence is so horrible for so many animals, that yours was treated well. Really, Libbie, it is a beautiful thing, in today's world to *know* where your food is coming from. Whether it is a carrot from the ground, or apples from your trees, being able to grow your own food is very beautiful, AND tons of work!
What a good FarmMama you are!
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