article_snippet: us childhood was filled with the joys of love, laughter and belief in God.
article_snippet: Many of my fondest memories were of feeding and tending to us animals.
article_snippet: I recall having to wake up early on Sunday mornings to feed a goat, a turkey, a potbelly pig, ducks, geese and chickens and collect the eggs, while my friends were going to the zoo, water park or the mall.
article_snippet: When Mondays came around, I dreaded talking about what I did that weekend.
article_snippet: I didn't want to be judged, so I always made something up.