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JRNorth

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Hello Everyone,

I never know what to say in these introductions. So I'll start with the basics. My wife and I are from mixed religious backgrounds and been married for 17 years. We married with the understanding that a large family, with more than one wife, was the goal. I was recently engaged, but it seems that minds have been changed and she may not join our family (at least not just yet). My wife and I have at least half a dozen or more children. We live on a small farm and have several farm animals, including milk goats. Our children love goat milk!

I look forward to meeting everyone.
Joseph
 
Welcome...I hope you find a lot of good information here and participate as well...
 
Thanks for the welcome.

I am glad to meet you both. My wife, Toni, will be joining later on this evening. We are happy to be here and look forward to chatting and meeting others with similar beliefs.

*We'll try to get a profile picture up as soon as possible.
 
Thank you for joining and introducing yourself

JRNorth said:
Hello Everyone,

I never know what to say in these introductions. So I'll start with the basics. My wife and I are from mixed religious backgrounds and been married for 17 years.
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Can you please explain this more are one of you a Christian and the other labeled as another religion? Or just two Christians with different types of Christian backgrounds, hence, mixed?

I do not mean to be rude, by prying into your religion. It is just a basic thing to know you more, especially since, one of the main topics on this site is probably religion.
 
Welcome, Joseph! I look forward to geting to know you and Toni more. I love goat milk, too! Though never wanted to have to milk it myself..lol. I hope you find many friendships on this site.

With hope for the future,
Julieb
 
DiscussingTheTopic said:
Can you please explain this more are one of you a Christian and the other labeled as another religion? Or just two Christians with different types of Christian backgrounds, hence, mixed?
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No problem. My parents were from two different Christian religions, so I associated with both. Toni was raised in a Christian home, but they were not very religious/devoted. Since we married, we have moved many times to find work, and each time we have to find a new congregation. So now we just say mixed.

Thanks for asking.
 
I grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. There were seven of us kids. When we were little Dad bought us a goat. He was going to put together a wagon that the goat could pull for us. I think he got the notion from The Little Rascals. Good idea, and we kids were looking forward to it, but it didn't work out because the goat ate all the bark off of Mom's cherry tree and killed it. Mom (who is asleep in Christ) was seriously ticked. I mean hopping mad. She loved that tree. Mom wanted to see the goat roasting on the grill, but Dad thought that would be traumatic for us. They gave the goat away.

There was a large goat dairy not far from our house - it may have wound up there. I was really young so I don't remember exactly. Man, that goat dairy would stink to high heaven when they'd take out the manure in Spring. Nothing smells quite as foul as rancid goat manure.

Important safety tip from your friend Erskine!

Happy memories.

I'd love to find another wife. I miss having little kids around the house. Even if they weren't mine. I'd take to wife a single mom and love her, that would be fine. And I'd love to have a couple more of my own kids with her. I liked being a dad. I'm like my father in that way. He was great with little kids. Really because he just loved their company so much. Dad (God rest his soul) could make us laugh until we nearly wet ourselves. I remember him just throwing his head back and laughing until he fell over at our antics.

It seems to me that these desires must come from God. So they're good.

The problem is that my first wife, who is far past child bearing age, absolutely rejects the idea. I brought up the notion and man it was bad. We have two kids, one is grown and on her own, the other still in high school but very much a self-starting young lady. I wanted more kids. My wife didn't. I love her dearly and don't want to lose her. But I feel that I'm missing out on a big chunk of my life. I'm 53. I think that I have a fatherly vocation. I feel stifled.

What to do?
 
You can find out if it is a two wife problem or an extra children problem. Maybe she would be ok with adoption if she is not ok, with you getting a second wife. Also you can explain if there was a second wife, it would be less work for her to have the extra children, because the second wife would take care of them. In summary find out more about why she thinks what she thinks, and after you understand that it will be easier to resolve the issue without offending her.
 
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