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    Psssst...Your Redneck is Showing!

    September 7, 2012 by Jenn 10 Comments

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    Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived on a farm in the mountains of Western North Carolina. 

    She got to play in the creek and run around the pasture with cows.

    When she was well-behaved, she was allowed to swing in her tire swing in the front yard.

    She wore a lot of overalls.

    Her pool was not very fancy.

    Also, her mom coordinated her hair barrettes with her clothes/bathing suits. LOL

    Her first pet?

    Yup. A cow.

    Not many people end up eating their first pet for dinner, but that's how it goes when you live on a farm.

    After leaving North Carolina when I was about 4, we moved to Kentucky...

    Whereas I played with farm animals in North Carolina, I found other ways to amuse myself in Kentucky.

    I played in the snow with my little sister.

    And went camping and shooting guns with my dad.

    Not many kids can say that they are familiar with glock magazines, but...well, as I titled this post - we are a bit of redneck family!

    My dad got out of the Army when I was in the first grade, and that is when we moved back to Miami.

    So...if you hear me call myself a Southerner, and are confused because HELLO, living in Miami doesn't really count as "The South," now you'll know why.

    I may be quite the big city girl now, but I didn't start out that way!

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    About Jenn

    Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a 40-something Gen Xer who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.

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    1. Alison

      September 07, 2012 at 9:17 am

      You were super adorable as a little girl! Knowing you now, I can not see you as growing up on the farm LOL.

    2. Anne - Mommy Has to Work

      September 07, 2012 at 11:00 am

      You were too cute!! ( still are!) lol

    3. Tabathia B

      September 07, 2012 at 11:16 am

      Hey they still make those pools I think they call them wading pools for babies/toddlers because I have one for mine. I am from North Carolina also

    4. Nichol

      September 07, 2012 at 12:31 pm

      I'm a country gal! Love running through hay fields with the corn! I had a pool very similar and loved it:)

    5. MomStart (Ashley)

      September 07, 2012 at 11:43 pm

      Haha... love this! Very "diverse" childhood. 😉

    6. BadAss

      September 08, 2012 at 1:16 am

      Uuuum, don't look now , but Skrillex is watching you swim...

    7. Scott Hammon

      September 08, 2012 at 5:19 pm

      I got some redneck relatives that live in Miami that would beg to differ. For them South means gargling beer instead of brushing teeth in the morning. And that their need for beer is due to their deficiency in hops...oh, and nice gun totin' Jen.

    8. Scott Hammon

      September 08, 2012 at 5:27 pm

      At least your portable pool wasn't in the back of a pickup like mine.

    9. Jennifer

      September 09, 2012 at 8:42 am

      oh you were so cute. I had no idea that's where you grew up.

    10. Robin

      September 10, 2012 at 6:12 pm

      Hahahahaha - LOVE the picture with the gun!!!

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