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The Family Farm Doesn’t Look Like You Would Think
Continue reading →: The Family Farm Doesn’t Look Like You Would ThinkDid you know 96% of all farms are still family-owned in the United States? For those of us in agriculture that isn’t that surprising, but for those outside of agriculture that number could be shocking. Why? Well honestly, that’s because a family farm doesn’t look like what pictures, history, tv…
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A Letter to my Child Who is Always on Her Own Schedule
Continue reading →: A Letter to my Child Who is Always on Her Own ScheduleHer name is Anna. She is my second child. If any of you have at least children or are a middle child yourself you know exactly what I’m referring to in this letter. Dear Anna, I hope one day you read this and realize you were always meant for…
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The Hardest Word You’ll Ever Hear a Mom Say
Continue reading →: The Hardest Word You’ll Ever Hear a Mom SayWhat do you think the hardest work for a mom or even a woman to say is? No? Saying no to her kids? Truly, I believe it’s uttering the word “Help.” Asking “Can you help me?” As a farm-raised farm wife and mom, growing up you were instilled a hard…
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Why Can’t Kids Just Hurry Up?
Continue reading →: Why Can’t Kids Just Hurry Up?I swear lately my kids have had only one speed – slow! It takes them hours to pick something to eat for breakfast then eat it. Finally they get done, then we repeat the same questions of “Can you please go brush your teeth? Brush your hair? Where are your…
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How to Teach Your 2 Year Old About Death
Continue reading →: How to Teach Your 2 Year Old About DeathWith young kids your job as a parent is to teach them some of life’s lessons like how to behave, what manners to use, which words are okay to say and which are not, etc. But one thing farm life does is speed up some of those tough, hard to…
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Have You Had Your Fun Today?
Continue reading →: Have You Had Your Fun Today?I swear mom’s actually know stuff, especially when you’re a teenager. It’s like they have gone through it before or something 😉 A phrase my mom would always tell me when I was having a rough time, a bad day, a terrible moment, “Have you had your fun today?” …
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Who Am I? A Mother with Postpartum Depression
Continue reading →: Who Am I? A Mother with Postpartum DepressionBefore I ever became a mom, I had this picture in my head of what kind of mom I would be. I wouldn’t yell at my kids. I would teach them right from wrong. I wouldn’t say “Because I said so.” I would always tell them the truth. I would…
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A Farmer and His Cows
Continue reading →: A Farmer and His CowsI can almost guarantee you that every dairy farm wife or mom will tell you the same thing “My husband will always put another woman or women before me.” Your jaws are probably dropping right now, but it’s the truth. My husband has 100+ other ladies he has to…
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A Momma’s Touch is Powerful
Continue reading →: A Momma’s Touch is PowerfulHave you ever considered just how impactful your touch is to your kids? How much weight, calmness, security it offers them? Well here is a little story to just show you how. It was a few years ago when my in-laws wanted us to take an entire family vacation down…
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We Women Really Don’t Give Ourselves Enough Credit
Continue reading →: We Women Really Don’t Give Ourselves Enough CreditPeople tend to feel accomplished when they check off a to-do list or finish a big goal. That’s when we often are the most confident in ourselves saying, “We really did it!” But what about those tasks we do every day that we don’t give or take credit for. Here’s…
Hello,
I’m Amber
Welcome to Caring for Calves and Kids. I’m a 5th generation dairy farmer farming with my parents and husband while trying to raise 3 kids. Life is crazy, messy and so much fun! It’s hard to be a mom and sometimes even harder when you farm. So to ensure no one else feels alone I’m sharing my stories. Enjoy!
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