Since I came into the world about the same time as my father became a grandfather that created a grandfather like image for me. It stuck throughout my childhood and certain occasions reminded me of it often. He asked me to help him with the chores or farm work , and I just said that "I can't I am too busy tonight". A phrase that hurt him more every time it left my lips. He tried to understand that farming didn't appeal to me. Therefore he helped me with my interests like baseball and science as much as possible.
             My father became a farmer at a young age when his father pasted away he just reached the age of thirteen and that forced him into taking care of the farm. He didn't get a choice in his childhood of what to be. He will be a farmer so he can take care of his mother and the rest of the family. Even though my dad didn't have a choice like I did he made the best of what he received from his father and turned his knowledge of farming into one of the first ethanol companies in the area. He desperately wanted me to follow in his footsteps, but I gave no thought what so ever to becoming a farmer. I wanted to play ball not work all day. He might even play catch with me sometimes, but after a car accident the right side of his body became paralyzed for a short while. After that it seemed very hard for him even to throw a baseball or play catch with me at all. Although he desperately wanted to play with me his age and that accident prevented him from spending quality time with his youngest son.
             He didn't like the fact that I hated farming because he farmed his whole life and farming was a part of him just like I am. As he taught me how to farm I dreamed of biology and baseball games. I never realized how important it was to him that I learn how to farm. I got caught up in other things that never gave him a second thought like stars, the NFL draft, and movies. His day climaxed when he read the daily pa
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