Youre a good man for teaching him hard work. Ms. buZZsaw's son has thanked me for teaching him hard work ethic when he helped me years back on the roof when he was a teen.
You know in this life you can have a high IQ and be really smart but if you do not have the drive to use it then it really is not worth a dime. I say good for you for teaching your children to have the drive to use what has been given to them.
It's funny this came up today. This morning I was texting my stepdaughter and we were talking about jobs and hard work and work ethic. She's a damm hard worker, I told her I would proudly vouch for her work ethic to anyone. She has a 14 month old boy, a full time job, part time job(milking and cleaning barn) and she is starting her own business (Farrier) just got her name and taxes all set up this year and is gaining clint's all the time... And is doing it all with a lazy, complaining fiancee...
Mag Craft and brenndatomu Oh we have tried and keep trying, both me and her ma keep asking her when she is going to get rid of him, she deserves some one much better.
You know, now that I have a pretty decent amount of wood. People have started asking if I am willing to sell any of it. I dont think I am.... Wood can be hard to come by here. And with all the work my sons and I put into cutting, splitting and stacking, I don't think I could part with it. I even find myself pulling the ash out of the pile, as if its more valuable, and I can't part with it. Good on you for showing your kids the value of hard work.
Just keep loving her. She’ll remember your words. Hopefully something clicks sooner than later. Sounds like a daughter to be proud of
Thanks SD Steve I understand how you feel about letting the wood go. So much work goes into collecting, splitting, and stacking and then it seems to go so fast.
I can relate to that. Retirement and two years of hard work (for me) put me into the three year + category. It’s not easy to just get rid of that for the little money you get in return. The question becomes can I keep up that pace to stay ahead and sell the extra,,,or will life pull another fast one on me. Add to the fact I wouldn’t want to sell green wood and it becomes a conundrum. I’ll see more by this fall I hope.
I feel the same way at times. It’s hard to part with my hard work, primo sticks, and heat for the family. I was standing in the kitchen last night looking out at my stacks and I told my daughter that I don’t think I have enough. Lol The world may have devalued and stigmatized manual labor, but to me it’s worth it’s weight in gold. My neighbors on both sides are rarely outside and if they are, it’s only to walk a dog. It’s makes me think humans will evolve to lose arms and legs, but I guess they will need to keep something to shovel big macs and fries into the pie hole.
My FIL is the same way. Found out I burned wood and promptly stated "That'll get old quick!!!" The winter we lost power for two weeks, he had to go stay in a hotel, yet my house was nice and toasty. This was 15 years ago. Still burning wood. The day fuel prices go back to $4-$5/gallon we'll see what he has to say.
"So if my son wants to learn how to sweat and work hard.....heck, if I have to sneak down to the firewood stand at night to buy all his product or pay for anything that is stolen, I’m gonna do it and I’m gonna encourage him to do it, because it is creating patterns that will serve him well the rest of his life." ... ... he's a lucky guy Haftacut.
I think you’re describing how we all feel Chud ....”I don’t think I have enough” If it makes you feel better, your dog walking neighbors may look down on you too “Look honey, our Neanderthal neighbor is out chopping wood again.”
