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Originally Posted by Benedict A. Davis
Sister Joanna,
I am glad to see you take your parenting duties so much to the fore. Trying to improve your childs education to be an American wife at the beginning of your husband's and my negotiations. He and I have a lot to iron out before we enter into this deal.
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I'm sure this is the case, not that Matthew has discussed it with me. (Faith is
not my child, by the way.) It is not my place to ask about financial arrangements.
(As an aside, I did overhear some talk about teeth. Rest assured that ALL the children have received the very finest dental care from an American dentist, who flies over three times a year for the sole purpose of treating our family. Toothwise, we could be mistaken for Americans.
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Originally Posted by Benedict A. Davis
May I point out that if you have the opportunity for her to learn how to field dress a buffalo please see it done. Unfortunately there is no open season on Bison any more, they are protected, but things do change. What I had spoke of is much easier, just a deer and field dressing is adequate as I like to have the game sectioned up by trained butchers.
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I do apologize - what was I thinking? The later stages of pregnancy often make me a bit stupid. Field dressing a deer will be no problem at all - it's no different from gutting a freshly-shot rabbit, simply a matter of scale. I will contact
the local deer control people in the morning and arrange for her to spend a day or two with them.
It seems that the only way she would learn about buffalos or bisons would be in the US, but if they are now protected then presumably she would have to learn on roadkill? Not ideal. They do have similar animals in the Scandi countries, I believe, but I have no intention of allowing any child (or even stepchild) of mine to go there.
I am optimistic that it is only a matter of time before you become my stepson-in-law.
With very best regards,
Joanna