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Hi Carla
I was just thinking about a few things and thought I would throw an idea out at you. In TECL you have the section on selecting and buying land. This is a great help to many people as it presents things they might not have thought about. Another thing you might want to throw in has to do with selecting the STATE in which you choose to reside.
We know of several families that have moved to a certain state in order to be near family or for a better job only to realize later that they had moved to some of the worst states in regards to laws dealing with home schooling, midwifery and/or gun laws.
One young couple we know has had to fudge their way around midwife laws, by not hiring the midwife, but âvisitingâ with her and then âmentioningâ to her that the wife was going into labor. At which point the âoff duty midwifeâ just so âhappened to be in the neighborhood and dropped in,â didnât assist, but was present during the birth. The couple later gave her a âlove offering.â Not a big deal to some people, but it weighed very heavily on their Christian consciencesâ and they are now looking to move to a state with friendlier laws.
We decided to stay in Texas because of home school and homebirth laws, or the absence of them actually.
Anyway, it seems to me that many folks who desire the country life also like to do these things themselves and would be better equipped if reminded to check out laws before moving. I was really surprised at some of the laws in the Southern states. Having grown up in GA, I considered moving much closer to home, but the laws in several of those states have prevented us from doing so.
Just a thought, do with it as you see fitâ¦.
Stephen
I was just thinking about a few things and thought I would throw an idea out at you. In TECL you have the section on selecting and buying land. This is a great help to many people as it presents things they might not have thought about. Another thing you might want to throw in has to do with selecting the STATE in which you choose to reside.
We know of several families that have moved to a certain state in order to be near family or for a better job only to realize later that they had moved to some of the worst states in regards to laws dealing with home schooling, midwifery and/or gun laws.
One young couple we know has had to fudge their way around midwife laws, by not hiring the midwife, but âvisitingâ with her and then âmentioningâ to her that the wife was going into labor. At which point the âoff duty midwifeâ just so âhappened to be in the neighborhood and dropped in,â didnât assist, but was present during the birth. The couple later gave her a âlove offering.â Not a big deal to some people, but it weighed very heavily on their Christian consciencesâ and they are now looking to move to a state with friendlier laws.
We decided to stay in Texas because of home school and homebirth laws, or the absence of them actually.
Anyway, it seems to me that many folks who desire the country life also like to do these things themselves and would be better equipped if reminded to check out laws before moving. I was really surprised at some of the laws in the Southern states. Having grown up in GA, I considered moving much closer to home, but the laws in several of those states have prevented us from doing so.
Just a thought, do with it as you see fitâ¦.
Stephen