When I was a kid, we had no in door plumbing. We had an out house and a chamber pot, and eventually one of those portable camper type toilets, and we hauled our drinking water from town.
We also had DC electricity instead of AC. But the batteries my dad had gotten could not hold a charge very well, so if we had a couple rainy days we had no electricity lol. We had a wood stove for cooking and for heating the house. My dad built a triple bunk bed into a room the size of a large walkin closet that I shared with two of my sisters. We had a number of lil hobby farm type animals..chickens, goats, milk cow, sheep, geese, ducks, a pony, calves, and a horse. I was homeschooled. My parents ended up having six kids total. :) I am the oldest. My dad is and was a pastor/minister my whole life. For a while my parents were obsessed with the Amish and my dad even made himself amish clothing lol. :) He also drove amish around in a small bus and took me and my sister to get trained to cook by an amish lady. My clothing was usually from a thrift store or handmade, and I did not get much say in the styles etc, and my hair was not cut or trimmed until I was around eighteen. There is a brief glimpse into my childhood lol. I am thankful for my childhood, because it made me appreciate toilets and running water etc etc a lot and electricity. And I liked the opportunity to grow up in the country and be near my folks all day, and their love and dedication to their kids.
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