Laughing Dad

But proud. Short backstory- I grew up on a grain farm, enjoyed the life, but moved on. Originally intended to go back after getting my trade (since the family farm is one of those businesses where you need a job to eat...) but got married, realized I like the city, had kids, and so on.

Yesterday I got home and found a letter of acceptance from the local university for my younger daughter, who is a senior in high school this year. Dad is proud, since she is holding a straight A average, and intends to apply to vet college- the U of Saskatchewan has one of the two best vet colleges in the country.

The laughing part- my city raised, dainty, blond, 100 pound daughter has been accepted into the college of agriculture. This is an agricultural province, so they have a working farm, with grain plots, dairy cattle, beef cattle...She decided that might be a better prep for vet colege than a typical arts and sciences deal, but I just get great humor from imagining her on the end of a manure fork. Kills me.

My first job in high school was working for a local dairy farmer. I didn't know squat about cows, or farming. But I learned pretty quickly and I have no doubt your daughter will ,too! BTW,cows have to be the dumbest creatures on earth.I also learned how to deliver a calf that was in full breach, and there was a tractor involved !

I could see that happening myself. My parents still live on their little hobby farm with the horses and chickens. I moved to the city for college and work in the IT field.

My oldest son? Happiest staying on the farm and taking care of animals.

We own a small horse farm and both of my teenage Daughters are quite happy to muck out stalls and pick paddocks just don't ask them to clean their rooms. On a side note my eldest Daughter is heading off to U of Guelph for the same program next year. Unless she changes her mind again.

I can empathize, I didn't realize until I was older that I am a country gal raised in the city. I crave the farm life.

I enjoy stacking hay more than my engineering work in cable news in DC. I'm happy to be living in the country and working in the city (good money), other than the commute.

I was done with mucking by the time I was 10.

It sounds like your daughter has her act together. Good on you, good on her.

Ag is where it's going to be for the next 40 years. Hope she does well.

Agribussiness is a complex science, kinda like bullfighting, gambling , racing, palmreading, weather forecasting, economics and witchcraft all rolled into one. The world needs more skilled Veterinarians.