World Mental Health Day Turned My Mental Health Week (Patreon)

Hey there brothers! So yesterday was word mental health day & it made me realize how anxious I've been lately... Like SUPER on edge spiraling not only about my blood test results even when my doctor tells me not to, but I've also been really sensitive about the pigs & my comment section. I spoke with a friend yesterday after receiving a negative comment on the recent vlog & vented about how it made me sad how wrong they were & she just reminded me that I absolutely can delete comments that I see that are false about me, my animals, or family. She also suggested I take some time off of IG just so I'm not specifically seeking out DM's or reading other people's opinions & I'm trying to put that into practice this week & decide what I want to do moving forward.

Long story short, some people were clearly upset about me showing in the last vlog how we moved the pigs. I got a handful of misinformed comments coming at me for various reasons because I showed a clip when they were distressed at our first gas stop. I was showing the reality of the situation, but people thought I was for some reason not taking into account that they were stressed? Even when I said in the vlog what steps we took to calm them down? Finley keeps reminding me that the average viewer most certainly has not moved livestock before & doesn't have the slightest understanding of how stressful it is for everyone involved. We simply tried our best & made the trip as swift as possible for them. We love our piggies SO MUCH & to read comments suggesting otherwise truly upset me so much. It also made me think about how I'll feel if I share my future children & receive negative comments about them... Oh lord I can't even think about it! Lol.

This all being said, I've been rethinking how I want to address those comments in the next vlog politely & appreciate any feedback you guys have. It's frustrating that a few critical & misinformed comments have led me here, but I'm truly thinking about how I even want to approach filming & showing them now. Our pigs are so beyond loved & cared for. They have so much land, water, food, love & shelter. I think I'll just start there? Ugh idk man this just all has gotten to me in a way I didn't think it would've. The girls are asleep in the yard currently enjoying the sun & I'm just inside spiraling about how I'll edit the next vlog. Life is absurd! ANYWAY! Thank you for any feedback & love. It has been going a long way <3