Comments on: Children need the country https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/ I can scarcely move or draw my breath // Let me, let me freeze again to death Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: tatjanabelle https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3302 tatjanabelle Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:39:38 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3302 usu. racoons just give me the creeps.. cause theyre so aggressive.. but that is really really cute..

im in the process of buying a farm.. well im looking and ready.. but think itll take quite some time to find what im looking for..

im sick of looking for parking

]]> By: katie https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3301 katie Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:35:49 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3301 i worked on a farm last weekend, and let me tell you, i didn’t want to come back home. i could pick veggies and roll around in the dirt for the rest of my life and be happy.

]]> By: Luke https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3300 Luke Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:34:26 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3300 I live in the Blue Mountains an hour or so west of Sydney, in Australia. I’ve lived here my entire life and I can honestly say I wouldn’t dream of moving anywhere closer to a city, or large town.

Having clean air and the absolute lack of human noise when you’re out in the bush is amazingly relaxing as an almost-adult, but it was incredible as a kid, it let the imagination go wild.

That said, the pressure is on to squeeze hundreds of houses into the bushland surrounding my home, and we can already see the wildlife disappearing as the city spreads.

]]> By: Daniel https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3299 Daniel Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:19:26 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3299 I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Children need the country, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

]]> By: shimble https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3298 shimble Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:01:52 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3298 after eating garden grown strawberries all summer i cant see the attraction of city life. all that nonsense. i wonder if its bad living in the middle of nowhere and trying to ignore all the bad things around?

]]> By: iDEATH https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3297 iDEATH Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:21:16 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3297 Reminds me of what I need to be doing. I am about to move to a small city, from the country… Makes me want to turnaround and get back in the woods. My daughters get to run around naked and happy. But as usual, fiscal responsibility pulls us in directions we’d rather not be. But give me a few years I’ll be “in watermelon sugar”, and all will be well.

]]> By: Jackrriot https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3296 Jackrriot Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:59:15 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3296 Miss you Shannon, even in Italy!

]]> By: sexykitty/Jolean https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3295 sexykitty/Jolean Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:54:39 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3295 YAY the true shannon blogging is back! I have never really lived near animals, allthough my aunt had pigmy goats.. But when we go camping, i feel nature calling to me.. that racooon is darling!

]]> By: AllenEdge https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3294 AllenEdge Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:52:42 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3294 i grew up around farms. my mother was into selling equestrian real estate, so i had my share of fun with horses and stuff. nothings more relaxing about hanging out next to a pond or lake riding a horse bare back around it. thats awesome about your daughter… i hope my kids will want to hear stories of me growing up

]]> By: Jim https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3293 Jim Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:11:06 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3293 Random thought: is the title of this blog a Blade Runner reference, perchance?

]]> By: Emma https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3292 Emma Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:10:28 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3292 When I was 11 my parents suddenly and with little explanation pulled my siblings and I away from urban sydney and plonked us in a small rural/beach community on the midnorth coast of Australia. I have only recently grown to appreciate why they gave up so much for us (better jobs/more money, old friends) for this seemingly base and boring lifestyle. As a sullen teenager I’ve always gone on about all the opportunities I had lost from the move, but now Ive come to realise that really I was probably better off than so many that grow up in dense city environments. Little things like curling up on a roof with a beer and being able to read by moonlight and being able to walk down to the beach after school. And of course, ‘field parties’ :p Though I still have to escape to Sydney at least once a month for musical adventures.

I only hope when it comes time for me to have a family of my own its still possible to offer my children all of this.

]]> By: Miss Pixie Styx https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3291 Miss Pixie Styx Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:53:23 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3291 All right I’ll stick around. I am feeling a bit cagey, its true.

]]> By: Wldfire_1 https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3290 Wldfire_1 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:19:32 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3290 I am lucky growing up and living in a place so filled with nature and animals. I kinda wish i had grown up on a farm for some of the experences, but i didnt and i have had and still have great adventures in the wildnerness around me. Thanx

]]> By: ninjarobot https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3289 ninjarobot Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:29:58 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3289 modblog sucks without you, shannon.
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]]> By: Audrey https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3288 Audrey Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:18:15 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3288 I have to agree, farms are great for kids, a great learning tool. I take my kids to a local park that has farm tours, it amazes them to see the animals. My dream would be to have a farm where I grow my own crops and sell my produce locally. And to also have horses and rescued animals that need homes. But getting land here is so expensive…

We may live in an overly litigious society in the US, but I think car seats are worth it. Even if it’s just 500 babies saved, that’s 500 famililes that aren’t destroyed.

]]> By: Danielle https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 Danielle Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:18:04 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3287 I can’t say how much I feel the ache to have that amount of space that country brings you. Here (the NL) everything in the city is crowded, houses are build in long dull rows and takes a small fortune to even afford a home that doesn’t have neighbors on all four sides of the house.

Thank god I live near the woods, so it’s fairly easy to escape the city hassle, but the wildest thing I see around here is that obnoxious excuse for a cat that my neighbors have. And he shits all over my garden, well woopdeedoo.

My son loves to hear my small stories about nature, the seasons, the small treasures you can find even on your doorstep. For now it’s all I can give. A farm would be nice, yes. And I would settle for just a small one…

]]> By: Jacques https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3286 Jacques Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:04:41 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3286 yeah, a nice mix of city and farm life i think…especialy the ol “cutin wood” chore, always a pleasure, but the art and diversity of the citys..fuck politics.

]]> By: CrimsonCherug https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3285 CrimsonCherug Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:04:01 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3285 i have a whole little colony of racoons by my dumpster. their numbers seem to be growing as the wooded area that used to be right next door has been cut down for another condominium development.

it’s now quite rare to come home from or go to work without seeing one of the furry guys or at least one dear. it’s pretty sad…

]]> By: crystal https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 crystal Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:44:45 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3284 I’ve enjoyed Last Child in the Woods though I admit to not reading it in whole yet. I would very much like a piece of far off land, a quite home, a big dining room table.

Raisin bread is perfect for sandwiches!

]]> By: Kaira/Alecia https://zentastic.me/blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3283 Kaira/Alecia Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:47:17 +0000 https://zentastic.me/ineedmorelife//blog/2007/10/01/children-need-the-country/#comment-3283 Thank you…I think I’ll take my girls to the GW national forest, today, after such a great post.

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