farmerlesbian:

to those of you who have a desire or dream to be a farmer or rancher or something like that, it is not unreasonable or unrealistic and you are not naive or clueless or silly or anything for wanting that. of course you know it is hard work, we know you need to get up early to attend to things, but we also know the work will make us strong, and we desire a life of caring and tending to plants and animals. one that may hopefully allow us stability, distance or relative independence from our oppressors, and a routine that grants more time with those we love.

it’s not embarrassing to have a different goal than what others would want for you. it’s also unkind to make fun of what we want, out of some assumption that we don’t know what we are getting ourselves into. yes we know how much work it is, leave us alone. it is unfair to say we aren’t aware or cut out for the work of farming. don’t appreciate those who make lesbians (a widely reviled group of Girl/Women-type folk) out to be naive and clueless.