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summer girl
Farmgirl in Training
45 Posts
summer
llano
tx
USA
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 Posted - Aug 26 2012 : 1:07:22 PM
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I was assined 150 man working party one day while serving in the Navy. We where at one of our ports of call so our assinment was to restock the beer shack on the beach with beer and ice. No big deal, we go to the deserted beer shack and start to line up. Our supervisor shows up and unlocks the frount door (that faces the beach) and discovers that he can not unlock the back door (that faces the rode). The first truck to show up is the beer truck and that was no problem. We formed a human chane and passed each six pack and twelve pack from person to person. Next came the ice truck. As soon as the door opend we knew ther would be a problem. The bags of ice where those woven plastic bag most often seen used for feed bags and stood three to four feet tall. There was no way that we could pass these big and heavy bags with out droping one or six. Silently we decided that everone would carry a bag around the shack by them selves. A quick look around revieled that there where only three females in this group. These other girls apered young and thin, unable to lift more then 20 pounds by themselves. My suspitions where confermed when they temed up to lift one bag together and complaned about how heavy it was. While I was carrieing my bag without help or complant one of the guys hapend to notice that I was a girl. He said "Wow! Now that is what I call equal oportunity!" My reply was "No! That is what I call a salor doing ther job!".
So that is the story of how I lerned to define a woman from a girl.
When given a task a girl will stick out her chest and say "It's to hard", a woman will roll up he sleaves and say "Lets get to work".
Feel free to share you own girl/woman defining moments or just coment on mine.
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2012 : 4:12:58 PM
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I understand what you mean. I work part time and sometimes wonder if my coworkers truly understand or even comprehend what being a farmers wife entails. That I don't have time to piss and moan about all my hard work both on and off the farm. That my hard work doesn't end at the end of an 8 hour shift. I really don't think that most girls could handle in a 24 hour cycle. /
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2012 : 5:08:10 PM
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Same as you mentioned, a woman will roll up her sleeves and do what she has to do.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Annette Kath
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Annette
Carlock
IL
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2012 : 8:59:47 PM
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I am mother to 4 kids and live on a small farm. I've lifted the kids as needed and 50-100 lb haybales too. I've unloaded (sometiomes) heavy stock off a truck at my job. 7 yrs ago, my husband had cancer and I had to take over and do a lot of the lifting of things that he no longer could lift, due to his chemo. I even helped him put the dual wheels on the tractor!
Now, mind you, I'm not saying all that I've done to brag about my strength, but as Marly said, "a woman will roll up her sleeves and do what she has to do."
I've always hated my arms beacause to me they're huge and I'm only 5'-4". I find sense of purpose in the book of Proverbs 31:17; "...her arms are strong for her tasks." I have big arms for a reason! Thank the Lord that He knew what I would need before I knew I would need it! Oh, did I mention I had all 4 of my kids naturally! I guess I deserve those bragging rights; I wouldn't have done anything differently to have my children. I love each of them so much! Rebecca is 13, Aaron will be 12 in Oct, Ethan will be 6 in Sept and Joel is 3.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Aug 27 2012 : 05:57:45 AM
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Yes- I have to agree. There is a certain level of maturity that comes when on realizes that certain tasks just have to get done and that's the end of the discussion. I have seen this not just with women/girls but with men/boys. I really respect people that can roll up their sleeves and just work hard.
A while back I went to visit some friends for a weekend. I had helped them out on their farm when there was far less help and we always had the place clean and tidy- but the new farm manager I think is worthless. While I was there, instead of visiting, I spent 12 (or more) hours a day mucking out stalls and other farm labor istead of visiting or doing something relaxing. The thing that kills me is that I could have put in a minimum of another 5 days of work like that and had the place in shipshape but I had to go back to MY job after the weekend. The new farm manager is definitly a girl and I hope that she learns and grows and steps up to the plate.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl
863 Posts
Emily
Fort Atkinson
WI
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2012 : 07:22:04 AM
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I agree with you ladies that a woman is someone who steps up to the plate to "get 'er done," as my ex coworkers would say. She is someone who sees something that needs to be done and takes the initiative to do it.....she doesn't wait until someone says something about it or wait till it's broke. She is someone who will stand 10 feet tall, growl like a bear, and take a chomp out of anyone's behind that threatens her children, family, or homestead. She's honest, can admit when she is wrong, doesn't spread gossip, doesn't pass judgment...instead she finds out why something is the way it is and tries to help to make it better, and she listens to both sides of the story.
One wonderful thing I think were are forgetting is that women are nurturers. I'm not saying men can't be nurturing, but this, besides all of the hard work, is what we were made for. That's the special thing about us. We kiss boo-boos, nurse people back to health, and have an ear and shoulder ready for someone who needs it.
We are the best of both worlds. That's what distinguishes women from men and girls.
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2012 : 2:55:26 PM
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Well said emie
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summer girl
Farmgirl in Training
45 Posts
summer
llano
tx
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2012 : 12:10:32 PM
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Yes! Women are nuturers by nature. We feel bad when our family and frends are hert or sick. There have been times when I wished I could take on the pain my mother feels just so she dosent have to feel it.
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Annette Kath
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Annette
Carlock
IL
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2012 : 11:04:21 PM
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Yes, well said Emily! My oldest son Aaron mentioned getting picked on at school. I told him to tell them that my mom will beat the crap out of them if they don't lay off! LOL
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Sep 02 2012 : 06:12:15 AM
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I agree with all the above! I think us ladies just do what we have to??!! We often find a strength within ourselves we didn't even know we had? Not even physically but emotionally, spiritually!
Hooray for us ladies!!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
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