Sometimes, with hubby being such an ostrich, I feel pretty discouraged about carrying on with my food storage rotation. I try to gently discuss preparedness with him, and my family, and encourage them to have a realistic viewpoint about future developments. You probably do the same. And maybe they think you are nuts for preparing for the worst. What I have found with my family is that over time, I have seen quite a few of them start "prepping" without even consciously realizing that is what they are doing. My favourite cousin and his wife just put together bug out bags, after years of him ribbing me.
When I heard about that, I had to give him a call, and I ribbed him about the bug out bags, of course (payback). He told me that now that he had a family, he started worrying about things a lot more, and having a nice full pantry made him feel more secure that they would be able to manage if one of them lost his or her job, or their hours got cut back. I asked him why he got the bug out bags, and he was kind of sheepish about that. Apparently at his work, the boss had purchased "get home" bags for each of the employees, and so he took it home to show his wife. Well then, she wanted one too, and one thing lead to another.
It's nice to know I'm not the only nut out there on the preparedness tree! And what a great boss my cousin has! Seriously, I'm jealous...
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