Submitted to: Contest #318

Farm life

Written in response to: "Write a story where a background character steals the spotlight."

Adventure Creative Nonfiction Friendship

Another day on the farm we have horses 🐴 cow's and chickens a couple of hens sheep's and goats 🐐,we have 2 barns each one have been converted into living space as the kids get older we have a boys and twin girls when we moved on our farm with three children ages twin girls 9&11 with our son the oldest me and my wife were in our early thirties, this was my dream and it took some convincing to get my wife to move away from the city we both were raised in the city I always dreamed of living on a farm with my family when I settled down so I decided that once I have achieved a certain level of success I would than choose a wife, I wanted someone adventures and not afraid to be themselves I wasn't looking for the prettiest looks fade away from a lot different things that can occur it's the soul I'm connecting to the inner core the essence of an innocent but mature aura I am not an expert dater I tried in my earlier years but nothing serious I didn't want to start having kid's until I was ready so I knew the only way is to be Celibate and absence because that's what I want to attract the same I didn't attend church in my young adult life as I did in my young age until my younger youth I got interested in other practices such as Spirituality, Reiki healing and Self love early on I use to find myself not really vibing with people it felt like I would arrive happy but after about five minutes my mood would change out of nowhere I would begin to feel people out after a short period of time I did research and found out I had special gifts and talents especially communicating I was picking up everyone I came into contact energy and it was causing me to be unable to be in a room with several people it's like having many people talking to you at once which is draining, but that's another story let's talk about meeting my wife I meant my wife at the local Crystal shop I would go to the Crystal shop at least three times a month on this particular winter day on a Saturday two 🕑 pm I walked through the door 🚪 and she was engaging in a conversation with the worker as I listened it seems she frequents the shop as I started thinking I need to find out when and how often do I could make sure to connect she has the right aura and her laugh I adored it as I listened to their conversation she is overcoming something but she is ready to join society but through different eyes not only accepting life by words only but through the eyes of the Most High God and Universe when she said that I knew that is my wife as she finished her business I as a gentleman I opened the door for her and said Namaste and smiled letting her know I am connected as well as I went back into the store I began to ask questions about the lady who left the report was nice and not into her personal life but the surface of us she looking to date as she smiled she replied she sure is, she started telling me the things she likes so I asked her did she know when her birthday was and she did it's next month on the 7th it's about three and a half weeks away so I purchased the gift and asked the worker to wrap and give to her for her birthday that way when we get together she will see I had already chosen her I just had to put in the work to tie it all together,I would run into her at the Crystal shop it was becoming frequently now I was ready to ask her out this day and I did and she accepted the shop owner smiled and put her thumb up it's a go from here time to prepare for the future but we will live our days in the presence.We have exchanged contact information and I feel nothing but positivity her aura is like cotton pure.

Dating begin

I am going to surprise her for our first date nothing to expensive but enough to say you are worth this and more I found this spot 45 minutes away I figured we could relax and conversate it will give us something to continue on as we enjoy our meal you know have the ice already broken to eliminate some of silence that happens on first date not knowing what topics are interesting to both parties as I arrive to pick her up we met at Crystal shop and she parked her car I said to myself ok she is a woman who is cautious I like that I did question her I just showed up with a smile and ready to proceed forward for the evening and we did just that she was looking really nice nothing fancy but simple and quiet look it didn't give you a peek or an imprint of any body parts it really had my energy hyping up this woman her aura and outfit together I wanted to marry tomorrow not for lustful reasons it was like I found my other half we conversate about things we both enjoy especially collecting crystals and mood phases we talked animals out conversation had not one mentioning of our past we only saw today we had talked so much we had reached out destination she had a sense of humor as well she had or we had laughed so much by the time we made it restaurant she had to redo her eyeliner it had faded into the look of a punk rocker we were shown to our seats before she went to fix her face I empty my bladder and waited till she returned to order as I may say she returned looking just as fresh as I picked her up I quickly get up to handle her chair as the gentleman I'm and I let her order first and trust me she didn't order a salad she eats with no explanation I like that because that means she cooks I'm a cooker as well especially the grill I've collected the information she has shared so I can incorporate it into my our life together I want to make a balance surrounding for us both so we will need a nice size kitchen that we both can cook together with out being cluttered this first date has answered many questions for me I will give her time because my mind is made up, and when it's all put together I want the outcome of living on my dream farm with horse,cows,chickens that is my total happiness to share my dreams with a wife and kid's.So we are having our meal and talking we both our engaging and I asked her what our dating goals she replied I want someone who I connect to them through a soul connection meaning inner beauty inner core outer expression,I wanted to propose that second but I smiled and she asked is something wrong I replied no it's the answer you gave to my question that has let me know we our getting married she smiled and said show me a ring when you ready she thought I was joking I'm getting her size from Crystal shop owner and I will put it on her finger when everything is worked out I have start getting my home ready I purchased a three bedroom ranch I lived in it five years now I will marry her and bring her home.The meal was good and the company was very pleasant I enjoyed the evening with you and I am looking to see you more besides the Crystal shop we both laughed and smiled at the same time as we exit and head to the car we both said I don't want this night to end it was a wonderful evening something we both were nervous about up on to the date the fear of the unknown.

We dated for months and now we our discussing our wedding it will be simple but elegant it will be a summer wedding the last weekend in June has been decided the honeymoon will be at a Spiritual retreat for couples for 7 days we are excited we won't be making love until we both go through a spiritual cleansing to purify our souls and to align us with intentions of becoming one but two separate minds in earthly form or everybody has a mind true but the soul bonds the mind into one that another story but anyway we will be married in eight months.

Married

Married living in our ranch home we our parents now a son born one year after we got married I never imagined the joy he brings daily to our lives the hardest part is dropping him off to daycare but I don't dare stomp out my wife dreams I encourage them as I should.Time moving fast My son two and my wife is having twins we our excited but this time our parents will come and watch the kids the will work out schedule amongst them for Monday thru Friday which will be a big help on saving gas and time before and after work we are truly blessed they are willing to help until the twins start kindergarten than it back on me and my wife.

Years have passed and we our a family of five and I'm ready to move the family to a farm the twins heading to the fourth grade my son is in the sixth grade it's time to go away from the city tonight I will bring it up we talked about it before we were waiting for the kids to get older and they are so I asked at dinner who's ready to move to a farm to my surprise they all said me and my wife said I already found the perfect one to my surprise my wife knew that day would come and she had been preparing for the move so went looking and we decided to take the one she had her eyes set on it had two barns to later convert for the kids as they grow older needing space to relax and chill it was on many acres we could build our own town on it and the price was right on budget so it took a month to relocate the first thing we plan to do was build a guess house for our parents and family and we will always keep a certain area for the animals only separate from the main areas it's going to take a lot of getting use to the smell of the animals so I have a special place for them fenced off .The kids adjusted well better than I thought they help with gathering eggs and they like riding the horses I think all the family members like riding horses the funniest thing is my goat acts like a horse and it's the most incredible thing to watch him perform along with the horse doing our Halloween celebrations this goat jumps over hurdles he allows small children to ride him he thinks he's an horse he spends most his time in the stable we finally moved him into the stable with the horse now people ask is he a horse or goat this goat has stolen the heart's of many people say have you seen the goathorse?. As the time goes past more and more people come to see the goat horse this goat doesn't even partake in goal things anymore he won't eat unless he is eating with the horse same as bathing he wants to be treated as an horse so we have established that this goat will not return to his goat portion of the farm nobody can figure out why this occurred but it's been really exciting around here to watch the goat compete with the horse he is picking up speed he runs and jumps hurdles of course we lower them everything is fixed to match his leg especially height he is an amazing goat who knew what he had been planning spending all that time in the stable with the horse he would leave the goat been just to sleep in stable no matter how many times he was returned to the goat bin he would always be in the stable in the morning,I hope cows don't change we really need the milk LOL.One thing for sure our Halloween funds have tripled because of the goat horse .

Posted Sep 02, 2025
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Peter Flom
14:54 Sep 11, 2025

Hi Jacqueline

I got an e-mail from Reedsy asking me to critique this story.

I think there is an interesting story here about several years of a person's life and how the guy got married, had a family, and moved. But .... It needs a lot of editing, both for typos and grammar. I know this was for a contest (and my own entry has some errors) but they really distracted from the story.

Also, some dialogue would probably help.

Good luck in your writing!

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