J. Stauffer

<<I believe I'm finally knowing myself and liking who I am>>

I hear you Ren. I was raised where pretty much everyone was just like us.
Everyone was white, Christian, school attending, small town morals, etc.. I
grew up planning to go to college, work as a professional, have 2 kids who
attended schools and daycares.

What a shock to learn that I am meant to be a holistically oriented, organic
goat farmer with strong Pagan leanings? Poor dh, the last few years have
taken their toll. He always knew I was different. Its just that neither
one of us had any idea HOW different. Its difficult at times because, even
though I love him dearly, he IS Corporate America with a capital "c" and
that is his chosen path that he loves.

I find that I tend to kind of drag out telling him of all my personal
changes to give him time to adjust. Once I realized that I didn't HAVE to
be a certain way, it was like flood gates opened and I have been "morphing"
every since. But I am so happy, truly contented and the kids sense it as
well.

Julie

gehrkes

Julie, That is so funny. My DH is a company man too. He is a good
hubby thought, lets me do my thing and shakes his head and tries to
keep up..
Kathleen


--- In [email protected], "J. Stauffer" <jnjstau@g...>
wrote:
> <<I believe I'm finally knowing myself and liking who I am>>
>
> I hear you Ren. I was raised where pretty much everyone was just
like us.
> Everyone was white, Christian, school attending, small town
morals, etc.. I
> grew up planning to go to college, work as a professional, have 2
kids who
> attended schools and daycares.
>
> What a shock to learn that I am meant to be a holistically
oriented, organic
> goat farmer with strong Pagan leanings? Poor dh, the last few
years have
> taken their toll. He always knew I was different. Its just that
neither
> one of us had any idea HOW different. Its difficult at times
because, even
> though I love him dearly, he IS Corporate America with a
capital "c" and
> that is his chosen path that he loves.
>
> I find that I tend to kind of drag out telling him of all my
personal
> changes to give him time to adjust. Once I realized that I didn't
HAVE to
> be a certain way, it was like flood gates opened and I have
been "morphing"
> every since. But I am so happy, truly contented and the kids
sense it as
> well.
>
> Julie