Her Husband Bought Sheep And Chickens Without Asking Her, And She’s Exhausted Caring For Them
This 33-year-old woman’s 31-year-old husband is the kind of guy who has forever entertained fanciful, extravagant ideas.
Mainly, they don’t do any harm, such as when her husband thought it would be cool to build their children a treehouse, yet he never completed the project.
But then he purchased sheep and chickens without asking her, and now she’s the one stuck running her husband’s tiny petting zoo right in her own backyard.
Three months ago, their family took a trip to a farm run by volunteers, and when they arrived back home, her husband said it would be incredible if their kids had chickens and sheep of their own.
She didn’t even have a chance to reel her husband in and remind him they should think before acting because then he brought home six chickens and two sheep.
Their 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter were thrilled, and she thought it was great momentarily as well.
“It was all fun, games, petting, and collecting eggs for breakfast—until reality set in,” she explained.
“Now, every morning, I’m up at the crack of dawn feeding, cleaning, and making sure the sheep don’t stage an escape.”
“One of them, whom I’ve sarcastically named Lamb Chop, has a penchant for squeezing through the fence and prancing around and eating the neighbor’s bushes. Meanwhile, the chickens have a vendetta against staying in their coop and are constantly eyeing my garden like it’s a five-star buffet.”
Her husband does not help her at all since he’s consumed with his job. When he gets home from work, he pets the animals and says to their children she’s doing the best job caring for them.
She never signed up for this, and she’s run down playing farmer. Their children are so into the sheep and chickens, and any time she brings up perhaps shutting it down, their kids exclaim that they adore the animals and guilt her into keeping them.
This wasn’t what she wanted; it’s what her husband wanted, and she doesn’t find it fair that he dumped this all on her.
“I didn’t sign up to be a shepherd and chicken whisperer,” she added. “But I also don’t want to be the villain who says goodbye to these feathery and woolly adorable friends.”
She’s left wondering how she can rope her husband into pitching in without making it seem like a negative thing.
“Any advice on making this sustainable (or maybe tips on how to re-home a sheep without traumatizing the kids) would be greatly appreciated!” she concluded.
What advice do you have for her?
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