Paul, do we know each other? You virtually posted my life's story. Since we have been part-time farmers for three generations, we don't count as real farmers, and I'm okay with that. As the grandson, I was the one who bristled at the 1940's technology/methods I grew up using, not my Dad. Grandpa was well heeled from his off-farm job, but VERY frugal. And, from the old-school where neighbors helped each other and split up expensive tools- he owned the corn planter, Erv owned the corn picker, Doc had the front-end loader, Al had the grain drill...
I was fortunate that Dad saw I was the one who should move onto the farm and remodel the house, not he and Mom in their 60's. He basically bypassed his own inheritance to give it to me. True, he was here more than I was, and I was the one footing all the bills, so maybe he had the better end of the deal after all. He spent his days overseeing the remodel, playing with my little kids, and keeping the farm moving. I worked my day job and then came home to work. I could never thank him enough.
My sister, who lives near D.C., is thrilled to come here to visit, happy that I am keeping the farm in the family, and has no desire to break up the farm to cash out. I guess I am the lucky one with so many great family members. Or, I'm such an a-hole that they just get out of my way. (I'm leaning toward the latter).
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