where in the world is Oct 16

[caer]

Central PA. Not too far from kelpsu.

[longhornwino0907]

Central TX here!

[kaliRN]

SE MI here!

[kelpsu]

I've lived in rural Lancaster county for most of my life (left for college then came back) and I've developed a major dislike for them. They don't care about the environment, "English" laws or animals in any capacity above making them money. The last one really gets me. They treat their horses like they are disposable and run them ragged without ever getting vet care. Amish also run puppy mills. Gross, sad, inhumane puppy mills and don't care if they repeatedly get fined bc they are so rich that it doesn't really affect them. I could go on forever about why I don't like the Amish community. Most of what you see on tv about them is fake.

[capegirl]

There seem to be a lot of MA ladies due this month!
I am originally from MA but now live in Maine.

[littlelanes]

I'm from Michigan, but I've lived in Vegas since 2006.

[eponine1007]

Feb 20, 2016 15:21:32 GMT -5 ameliapond said:

Georgia, just outside of Atlanta.

The same for me! I live N of Atlanta!

[k2tog]

Ontario, Canada.

[k2tog]

Feb 21, 2016 10:32:18 GMT -5 kelpsu said:

I've lived in rural Lancaster county for most of my life (left for college then came back) and I've developed a major dislike for them. They don't care about the environment, "English" laws or animals in any capacity above making them money. The last one really gets me. They treat their horses like they are disposable and run them ragged without ever getting vet care. Amish also run puppy mills. Gross, sad, inhumane puppy mills and don't care if they repeatedly get fined bc they are so rich that it doesn't really affect them. I could go on forever about why I don't like the Amish community. Most of what you see on tv about them is fake.

I grew up around a community of Amish and will add that many of them treat their children in much the same way as they treat their animals.

[dke2010]

Feb 21, 2016 19:15:35 GMT -5 k2tog said:

Feb 21, 2016 10:32:18 GMT -5 kelpsu said:

I've lived in rural Lancaster county for most of my life (left for college then came back) and I've developed a major dislike for them. They don't care about the environment, "English" laws or animals in any capacity above making them money. The last one really gets me. They treat their horses like they are disposable and run them ragged without ever getting vet care. Amish also run puppy mills. Gross, sad, inhumane puppy mills and don't care if they repeatedly get fined bc they are so rich that it doesn't really affect them. I could go on forever about why I don't like the Amish community. Most of what you see on tv about them is fake.

I grew up around a community of Amish and will add that many of them treat their children in much the same way as they treat their animals.

Interesting! We're surrounded by an Amish community in Southern Ohio and it's a little different. While some don't seem very friendly toward the "English", we have gotten to know a few nice families. I've never seen any mistreatment of animals or children.

[raechay]

I must be the only Washingtonian, sad- my last BMB had several (explains why I'm the only one commenting "late" at night).

[caer]

Feb 21, 2016 10:32:18 GMT -5 kelpsu said:

I've lived in rural Lancaster county for most of my life (left for college then came back) and I've developed a major dislike for them. They don't care about the environment, "English" laws or animals in any capacity above making them money. The last one really gets me. They treat their horses like they are disposable and run them ragged without ever getting vet care. Amish also run puppy mills. Gross, sad, inhumane puppy mills and don't care if they repeatedly get fined bc they are so rich that it doesn't really affect them. I could go on forever about why I don't like the Amish community. Most of what you see on tv about them is fake.

This is so true. I rode horses in Lancaster county as a teen. We used to go to the New Holland auction to look for horses and the Amish animals that were there to be sold for meat (horses included) were the stuff of horror movies. Bone thin, broken down, wounded, deformed. It was horrible. I know they see animals as machines but I still can't grasp that kind of treatment.

[lamedianaranja]

Feb 21, 2016 10:32:18 GMT -5 kelpsu said:

I've lived in rural Lancaster county for most of my life (left for college then came back) and I've developed a major dislike for them. They don't care about the environment, "English" laws or animals in any capacity above making them money. The last one really gets me. They treat their horses like they are disposable and run them ragged without ever getting vet care. Amish also run puppy mills. Gross, sad, inhumane puppy mills and don't care if they repeatedly get fined bc they are so rich that it doesn't really affect them. I could go on forever about why I don't like the Amish community. Most of what you see on tv about them is fake.

This makes me so sad, because I love Amish farmers markets. So tasty

[jillian]

I'm from Delaware. Born and raised.

[wahooMOM13]

Central VA outside of Charlottesville but we'll be moving closer to Richmond before baby comes.

[jwinct]

I grew up in Connecticut and still live here, but in a nearby town, which is about 2 miles from the Massachusetts border.

[littlelanes]

Feb 21, 2016 19:52:16 GMT -5 dke2010 said:

Feb 21, 2016 19:15:35 GMT -5 k2tog said:

I grew up around a community of Amish and will add that many of them treat their children in much the same way as they treat their animals.

Interesting! We're surrounded by an Amish community in Southern Ohio and it's a little different. While some don't seem very friendly toward the "English", we have gotten to know a few nice families. I've never seen any mistreatment of animals or children.

I grew up surrounded by Amish in Michigan (Big Rapids) and our family frequently bartered with them.  They were respectful of their animals, children, and community too. Maybe a different group?

[calliemarine]

Northern Connecticut

[nshepz]

I'm originally from Toronto but now live in a small town in southern Ontario.

[amelandre]

I live in rural northeast Ohio. The Amish around here are clean and polite and tend to treat their animals and their farms very well. Not saying there isn't the odd crazy one treating them like crap, but that is definitely not norm. They still ate nothing like you see on TV though. Except for Vanilla Ice goes Amish. That show is legit.

[k2tog]

Feb 22, 2016 12:37:46 GMT -5 littlelanes said:

Feb 21, 2016 19:52:16 GMT -5 dke2010 said:

Interesting! We're surrounded by an Amish community in Southern Ohio and it's a little different. While some don't seem very friendly toward the "English", we have gotten to know a few nice families. I've never seen any mistreatment of animals or children.

I grew up surrounded by Amish in Michigan (Big Rapids) and our family frequently bartered with them.  They were respectful of their animals, children, and community too. Maybe a different group?

Perhaps. I would certainly never say ALL Amish mistreat their children. I only know what I have seen in the community around my hometown.