tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post466495716231555068..comments2023-11-29T09:27:11.895-08:00Comments on at home with the farmer's wife: Stale Stories - Day OneSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-22473822301123724792009-08-30T09:31:38.092-07:002009-08-30T09:31:38.092-07:00Saddens me to the bottom of my heart.Saddens me to the bottom of my heart.Jody Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822023313529125586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-85289266898267682122009-08-26T17:40:57.099-07:002009-08-26T17:40:57.099-07:00My mother was the oldest of 18 children. She told ...My mother was the oldest of 18 children. She told me many times of getting apples and nuts for Christmas from "the church people" All the kids were so excited!Cherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421219108699541756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-1183840310412102742009-08-26T07:08:07.925-07:002009-08-26T07:08:07.925-07:00Some where in the middle, I think. What a contrast...Some where in the middle, I think. What a contrast to Laura Ingalls Life with her happy parents and singing father. Some of those hardships were not because of the life style but of the father who had no joy in his heart. Sad.Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-47415764648806477712009-08-26T06:09:47.939-07:002009-08-26T06:09:47.939-07:00Someone I know grew up in similar circumstances, o...Someone I know grew up in similar circumstances, only her father died when she was 10. Childhood wasn't much fun and there was always concern over finances. Work was expected out of all the children in the family and to this day I don't think she knows how to have fun. Sad, but the results of living in "the good ol' days". Not that I'm saying there weren't "good old days" for some people. Hard times don't always mean bad lives. <br /><br />Enjoyed the replay--I don't think I was reading your blog back then. I'm trying to remember how I found it in the first place...Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369077646106761670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-76286903247340079812009-08-26T04:13:37.846-07:002009-08-26T04:13:37.846-07:00Your note makes me quite sad, to think that there ...Your note makes me quite sad, to think that there are most likely people in this world who actually fit that description. I think some of them are called CEO's today. Poor souls.<br /><br />Snappy DiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com