Hello all first off thank you all so much I'm overwhelmed by your kindness. You all backed up pretty much my exact thoughts. JOHN that was perfectly put I agree with everything you said we are one in the same. My father too worked and still works 60+ hours a week hes been an alcoholic for 20+ years because of it. He lost his wife (my mother) because he chose working over us. I can't think of 1 memory with him and guess what tw irony of it is? He is still in about the same place as 20 years ago when he started with his company. No happier no richer and now no family. I would never want that with my daughter. I'm glad to spend every second with her. I also agree with the statement on it's harder off grid with kids because you don't get alone time. But it's just my wife daughter and I and it has been like that so we haven't had a day apart since she was born and she's 2 now so that part is no issue because it's what we do now she co sleeps with us and she's always on the farm with us so no concerns their we also have never had a t.v or any of that so she isn't going to miss anything. It's just such a confusion now a day. I know well or atleast I thought I knew what's right and that's spending time with your family working together for your own needs and just simply living. Not slaving away 60 hours to send your kids to daycare to never see them at all but that's how society wants people to think is the "right" way to raise your kids to be good little consumers. Myself personally feel something deep in my soul that I can't live in today's society I feel it's wrong in every way not because I'm
Lazy and don't want to work. Self sustaining off grid farms in my opinion is the wisest thing to do. If everyone did this then their wouldn't be any homeless any without food and everyone could live happy and one with nature. But then again you have your family and pressure all around telling you that's just hippy stuff you need to grow up. After reading all this it eased my worries although I was very confident my daughter would be fine considering we work on an organic farm now and she hates being indoors so she could care less about the materialistic things she would rather play on the garden or with the animals. Although the place I mentioned in the topic fell through unfortunately, we are still making the move off grid by the summer and all of this helps tremendously. Ideally would like to find a place with other families that do the same I would love my daughter growing around like minded children and id like to be around like minded individuals. But that's just hopes and dreams. I appreciate everyone that responded! Thank you ! Namaste
