"Some kids start their mornings with cereal and cartoons, but my daughters start theirs with rubber boots and feed pails. In 2010, I moved to a cattle and grain farm in east-central Alberta, Canada, to be with my now-husband. Fifteen years later, our two daughters - who are 13 and 12 - have never known another home. Life here is unconventional, especially compared to my previous lifestyle in the city, because there's always work to do."
"Before they get on the bus to school, my daughters bottle-feed the calves. Occasionally, we'll even bring a calf inside if it's too cold outdoors. I've watched our kids form special relationships with our animals, and they genuinely look forward to seeing them every morning. One of my daughters particularly loves the springtime, when we get to watch adorable baby calves run through the pasture by our house."
I moved to a cattle and grain farm in east-central Alberta in 2010 to be with my now-husband, and my two daughters, now 13 and 12, have never known another home. Mornings begin with chores such as feeding and caring for calves, often before the school bus. Seasonal labor includes cutting acres of grass in summer, hauling meals to the field during harvest, feeding cows in winter, and managing calving season each spring. The daughters bottle-feed calves, sometimes bring calves inside in extreme cold, and form close bonds with animals. They learn to operate machinery, use tools, and perform maintenance like changing oil, gaining practical life skills, responsibility, and happiness from farm routines uncommon in classrooms.
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