Meanwhile, speaking of policy, of which Trump has none, J.D.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to lolonurse last edited by
@lolonurse @KarenStrickholm Yes, absolutely. I think when families were huge, the older daughters often ended up raising their younger siblings, because the mother was too busy (and worn out) trying to provide care for the whole brood while running the household — and, on a farm, maintaining the garden, milking the cows, cooking, preserving food, sewing, bringing water from the well, minding the chickens and gathering their eggs, nursing the sick, and on and on.
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Karen Strickholmreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @lolonurse Being female has been no picnic! My Estonian grandma came over as a toddler with family of 6 girls, 5 boys under Canadian homesteading act. Boys died on the crossing of German Measles. They landed and set out with girls for their designated patch in Alberta, near Medicine Hat, where they built a two room log cabin, cleared land. There were other Estonian families nearby, and they helped each other out. Greatgrandpa was a miller too. His millstone is now part of a monument.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Karen Strickholm last edited by
@KarenStrickholm @lolonurse How wonderful that your g-grandfather's millstone is now included in a monument. It's almost impossible to imagine what women often endured as their families emigraated to an entirely different place and set up a new life there. The story of your grandmother's Estonian family is incredible and heroic.