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03-15-2008, 11:25 AM
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I've had the full custody of my kids for 4 years now. You just make things work. Responsibility doesn't always come with choices. Priorities do change things. Kids, work, household chores come first......then hunting. I bring my children hunting with me much more then i don't. Sometimes we won't go because they really don't want to go hunting or fishing that particular day. So i honor that, don't want to force them to, want them to enjoy it. I have pretty much mastered this part of my life. Now the dating thing is what's the hard part. Balancing everything has made life an adventure. I've learned how precious my time is and not to take a moment of it for granted.
Life's good, it's shed antler hunting time! Here's my 8 year old. She wore her swimming suit under her clothes just in case she had to cross any creeks. It's not that warm out. I'll keep you posted and get some more pictures up over the weeks to come. 
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03-17-2008, 10:12 PM
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she is precious Jonesy, you are blessed I know sometimes it is hard, but you will gain so much in this time that you and your kids will never forget....my heart is with you...
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nothing like the smell of chanel and gunpowder in the morning
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03-18-2008, 09:35 AM
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My daughter's about to turn 16 next month and I raised her alone since about 4 yrs old. I was fortunate to have some hunting buddies whose wives would help out during the early years, but as soon as she was about 8 or so she would get wrapped up like a camoflaged michelon woman and sleep on the trip out, spot for us. These days I have to work hard to get her up and out (she's become kind of a fair weather outdoorsperson) for the hunting and her tastes have gone more towards fishing, trap, target shooting and golf. She has become quite the academic and a young lady folks give me positive comments about on a regular basis.
Raising kids today or in the past isn't/wasn't easy, especially for city folks. You just have to make time for 'em, make them try new things and make the new endeavors fun as well as educational. They're sponges and will suck up anything you lay on their plate, just keep in mind they usually have the attention span of a knat, so do yourself a favor and bring some puzzles and snacks for between flights, keep 'em warm, dry and comfortable. Mil PS: Crock Pots are a wonderful thing.
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