Alright, I have a very serious, very unhinged question.
This one is specifically for @Kailyn Lowry, because I feel like youāre the only person in the public sphere who will understand where my brain just went.
So, Iām out here doing my #farmchores. Itās “Worming Day.” It’s no one’s favorite day. The goats are throwing a fit, the donkey is acting like Iām trying to murder him, and the miniature cow has decided she now identifies as a bison and is uncatchable. Iām covered in mud, sweat, and a suspicious amount of what I hope is just mud.
Iām on my last goat, wrestling him into a headlock, and Iāve got the giant syringe of apple-flavored dewormer paste. He thrashes his head, and I get a giant glob of it right on my hand.
And I just⦠paused.
Iām standing there, looking at this sticky, apple-scented paste, and the darkest, most intrusive thought pops into my head: āI mean, weāre all out here drinking the same well waterā¦ā
So, @Kailyn Lowry. My question to you is thisāand I need you to be 100% honest, because youāre a mom, youāve seen it all, and you donāt sugarcoat things.
You ever wormed yourself? š¤£
Donāt lie. Donāt even try to lie.
You get to a certain point in farm life where the line between you and the livestock gets⦠blurry. Youāre eating vegetables from the garden that the chickens definitely pooped on. The barn cats are hunting who-knows-what and then you pet them. The dog eats something unspeakable in the yard and then comes inside to kiss your face.
At what point are we not all just sharing the same, uh, ecosystem?
Iām looking at this tube, and I’m like, āWell, I have been feeling a little sluggish…ā
This is a safe space, right? Surely, Iām not the first person in the history of agriculture to look at the dewormer and think, āAm I next? Should I be on this schedule, too?ā
I am not saying I did it. I am not saying that.
But I am also not saying that I didnāt spend a very weird 10 minutes on Google, just, you know, “out of curiosity.”
Kail, please tell me this is a normal-ish farm-brain thought. The intrusive thoughts are winning today. Tell me Iām not alone in this. 𤣠#fypage #funny #farmproblems #intrusivethoughts
