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Bonnie Jo Campbell

When I was little, we lived on 8 acres and my mom had a horse. But when I was 7, my mom kicked my dad out, and then in order to feed us five kids, she got critters cheap or for free and raised them for food. We milked a cow, raised chickens, pigs and beef

Bonnie Jo Campbell

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The author describes how her family’s lifestyle changed when her mother became the sole provider, shifting from a more comfortable life with a horse to raising various animals to feed five children. This shows her mother’s resourcefulness and determination to support the family by using whatever animals she could get affordably.

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