feeling alone when your other half thinks your crazy!

Yep ... and thank goodness too ... all this living in tunnels like a groundhog is for the youngsters out there! LOL Me?? I have seriously bought into the "thrive not just survive" mentality. We don't buy every little gadget out there but what we do have has more than one use usually ...

Like you, our tastes are considerably less "fashionable" than in years gone by ... Forget turning into my parents -- I find myself turning into my GRANDPARENTS ... And that is not necessarily a bad thing. They did so much with so little and were happier and more content than any other couple I have ever known.

 

WOW! this thread reminds me how blessed i am. my wife was raised in a rural area of a developing country. i've stayed at her/our parents house, in her home country, for a month on more than one occassion. in that home, we don't have a fridge, an air conditioner (S.E. Asia gets warm), nor a hot water heater (it gets chilly, too). i adjusted, quick, but she spent 20 years there compared to my 2 or so months. so.... she's a 'grow yer own' kinda girl. in fact, we bet 10bux on a fire building contest and she whooped my azz. then i thought: her family has been cookin over fires, for generations. for her, building a fire is the equivalant of me throwing a hot pocket in the microwave.

i wish i had something helpful to suggest, i don't. i just wanna say THANX for reminding me how good i have it with my spouse... who incidentally is A LOT younger than me and pretty hot

 

Moral support is good too.

Your moral support of Sunshine, and those in her situation is important in itself, indeed, making prepping a fun activity by a little friendly competition, is an excellent suggestion.


Cheers from Chello

 

My wife is finally starting to turn she has seen all the coinidences and facts and now is more open minded. She even now enjoys making our own food and canning as well so no more additives and the food from the yard is fresh. We are even making a bug out bag for her so while we arent exactly eye to eye she is still coming round and is alot better than before about accepting what i do.

 

My wife is excepting of my interest in survival but does not participate. recently she has watched a couple of Zombie movies with me and has asked questions about what should be done in certain situations. I am afraid that if TSHTF she will follow the instructions given to her by the news and family rather than trusting my judgement and preparedness plan.

 

My wife really needs a hobby so I have been trying to convince her to start a garden. I told her I would help because I too would like to learn. My plan is to persuade her to become more self reliant without her knowing.