I Had to Let Them Go

[@shelleyethrington8110]

So sweet to watch Gideon grow up. He's turning into quit the young man.

[@scherylwilliams3236]

Been watching your videos since the beginning. Now, I think I enjoy watching the kids as much or maybe more than the actual farming. They are all growing up FAST.....even Henry! My gosh, the boy was just born the other day!!!!! :)

[@donnamays24]

All your kids are just amazingly helpful..even when they don’t want to lol…but Lily for her age is absolute Gold!…love and blessings to you guys❤

[@gretchenpaffe1295]

She is a Rockstar! But really, maybe doing too much for her age

[@phumlamyataza8527]

Justin Rhodes you are a good dad to your kids. Full of patience. You also enjoy the company of your kids. You are amazing 😊❤

[@lillievalentine8800]

LOL "Sorry its not a unicycle" I nearly spit my tea laughing. Not used to hearing Jonah be sassy LOL He must ne having a challenging day.

[@celestinekone6670]

I love your patience with family as you strengthen each other GOD Bless you and yours always ☺️

[@MuliebritySmith]

“Just leave us alone.” Kids not in the mood for meddling. 😂

[@judithsmith9319]

That "soft" rake my dad told me when I was a kid in the 60's is called a leaf rake... the hard rake was called a yard rake... he used to take that hard rake and rake the dicken's out of weeds in the grass..

[@lynnemcclung6207]

Technically, the hard iron rake is called a rock or landscape rake and the flexible fan shaped rake is called a leaf rake (as it will take leaves that top grass or stone).

[@schex9]

I have seen the "hard rake" listed as a Garden Rake.

[@kabodick]

@@schex9yep, that’s what I call it, a garden rake.

[@jacquicoder7160]

It was good to see Randolph back on the homestead. He has been missed; glad his knee is doing good enough for him to get around. It was also good to see Rebekah up and about although she didn't look very strong.

[@TheBloomergal]

I would take one of the metal pans to a sheet metal shop as a sample and have them custom make one to the exact dimension you need. It would be far less expensive and a lot quicker.

[@robinweber4646]

It’s good to see Randolph back. I hope he is feeling better and better every day 👍💜

[@patseemore5019]

Let Henry know when the new diaper box is empty he will be a big boy, going potty, and wearing special big boy briefs!

[@kathleenoverton3263]

Yes now is the time - Training him in the warmer weather is the best time. He is outdoors a lot. Just put him in t shirt and underwear and taught to backyard pee! Every boy wants to do that so it’s guaranteed he ll be peeing a lot!

[@camicri4263]

It's past due!

[@roseeckstein6534]

@@camicri4263 way past due

[@oldWanderer69]

I feel like as young adult till i was weee lad I stuck around my older brothers more because at the time it was hard to comprehend things and learn things. This is just my take, it just takes time for kids and teens to grow and adapt, your doing fine but always remember to be reasonable yet stern. Growth and foundation are key to long peaceful life.

[@paulweakley3440]

Have some medical quality superglue around for when I cut myself like that. Works wonders for sealing up clean cuts (or small ones after you clean them). Superglue was actually invented on accident during WWII and has been used since to seal wounds (I always fix broken kids toys with it WAY too much).

[@jillyd2807]

Another excellent video from Justin and Austin! 👏👏👏

[@dclandram]

Just because 2 people doesn't make work twice as fast and 3 people dont make it 3 times as fast, it does generally make it significantly faster AND easier than doing it alone.

[@kellyk7419]

I love the community soccer game!! I’m glad you always make time to play with the kiddos - you have a beautiful family. ❤

[@bladehoner3185]

They've all busted out. Just leave us alone.😅😅😅

[@jacquicoder7160]

We know who the boss is, don't we.

[@CountryKirby.]

The kids want to fix the problem and Mr. Rhodes wants to fix the problem and film it 😂😂

[@rebeccamercer4160]

Love this family! They are hard workers and have fun later!

[@fionaworrell4535]

Maybe using walkie talkies to check in with the kids if everything's OK would make then feel less roared at? You roar they're naturally going to roar back. Instead of yelling a simple hey can do you need a hand? Through the walkie talkie would have created a better attitude from your young rapidly growing teen.

[@4BWVan]

They had walkies but I think they ended up in storage during the chaos

[@infocus-media]

Yep, my boy is 15 now and he is starting to size me up, you know when they look down and they start at your feet and look all the way up to eye level and he relize he is 2" taller than you and he just take 2 seconds to long to respond to what you asked him to do, and at that very momernt you relize for the first time he is growing up very fast now. And when you bend over to give him a hug like a year ago but this time he rebounds and do the fist pump and wispers "Yikes man, what is wrong with you?" that you know he has become a stranger living under your roof. But never fear, I still hold the Wallet, I can't wait when he wants a car and he askes me, "Dad? How about it, I need $8000 for a car" that I go on the attack. "Yes son, No problem, It will only cost you a one hug!" that suddenly he turns into your little boy again! LOL!

[@alextodd5487]

What do the kids want to do when they grow up? All homesteaders or is there a teacher, doctor or software engineer among them?

[@dclandram]

Obviously, Lily is a horse trainer or equine vet and Henry is a tractor driver. 😅

[@dertythegrower]

another thing on Epsom salt.. aka magnesium.. a lot of pro growers also use 1 gram per gallon for fertilizer.. the more you know 😅

[@Awenda18]

I use3 cups of it in hot, hot water to soak my entire body when the pain gets overwhelming. It helps a lot‼️

[@Berley_1234]

that is an interesting title... made me think twice./... i've been thinking how interesting it would be to hear from the kids their thoughts on what it's like to grow up on camera...

[@treh2530]

Seeing as they have their own channels probably just fine and grateful for the opportunities this has afforded them

[@Berley_1234]

@@treh2530 we shall see as they grow up huh?

[@L1623VP]

I've often thought about that as I've watched this channel over the years. As far as I know, the children were never asked if they wanted their daily lives to be broadcast to the world. They were never asked if they wanted a camera always hovering a few feet away while they went through the ups and downs of their lives. To me, my life is my own, and it's not to be made a consumable product for the rest of the world to view and judge. Maybe his children don't mind now because they don't know any better, but that viewpoint might change as they grow up.

[@mollysmith6055]

@@L1623VP This, yes. I've watched this channel from the beginning where they seemed to be college-age folks set to create a community of like-minded folks. (And all could financially benefit from tech.) And then Art and Bre showed up after Justin's prodding and I fully fell in love with them too. Sadly for them this online community fell in love with them and probably provided too much loving pressure to the point that when it all became too much pressure, it created awful cracks in their marriage and family. I've kept them in my prayers ever since and pray that they find their way through this social media jungle to keep their own family intact without damage from all of us out here.

[@marymiller2183]

Your family time is awesome!!

[@RayHomestead]

The boys seem testy lately lol. Same bros. This heat insane.

[@mamamode1312]

All the cows out, who would want to be interrupted? They are growing up.

[@dnawormcastings]

The kids are growing up so quick 🇳🇿🙏🏼

[@janew5351]

Who is homesteading can afford all these purchases ?

[@Oururbanhomestead1966]

Not us, that's for sure

[@lungelobhengu3694]

Those who homestead and have been doing businesses for more than 10 years guys. These people are entrepreneurs also fam.😂😂😂😂

[@Gildragil70]

they couldn't in the beginning they were straight up dirt poor and in debt, it's taking them years to get to this point were they can buy the nice things.

[@joshhettel7157]

@@Gildragil70if they were dirt poor how did they afford the land/house? Also they don’t make money homesteading. The majority of the income is from KZbin

[@Gildragil70]

@@joshhettel7157 it's mostly land that his granddad bought in the 30's, he brought the land from his dad, then i think he manged to buy a little more land, but that was over years not all at once, and i never said he made money from homesteading, most of us don't, we all have other jobs to support homesteading. also the houses were there when Justin was a kid.

[@kathylane5934]

One is yard rake one is garden rake. . Heavy one. Kids are so much help. They love farm

[@halasterthethrice-fried3610]

Grow Anisse Hyssop... makes great tea and "mint" for salads... Polinators love and its a great self seeding perennial

[@beckisublett7287]

Jonah sure does have that teenage boy attitude. Momma of two boys raised here.

[@letjoanin]

I sure remember those years with my kids! I also remember my own teenage years, and how my parents got under my skin.

[@exchangestudent2]

Imagine being constantly filmed in your own house...

[@MrsGator7]

4:39 teen boys! 😂 You’re a good daddy Justin

[@teressachilders5714]

You need a sticker or shirt that says "Get you a Randolph" or "I need Randolph". I need a Randolph.

[@user-yb1de1xp2l]

I like Lily's T-shirt that says "raised in a barn".

[@martihetrick609]

What was the panel behind the cabinet

[@jfife4211]

It seems you need a family meeting every evening to designate what needs to be done and who it doing it the next day.

[@Balfourist]

Quitting the grocery store and ordering groceries from AMAZON completely defeats the purpose.

[@user-yb1de1xp2l]

they order items that are not food products or did you just want to be nasty to them.

[@jeanneshannon5607]

@@user-yb1de1xp2l let's just quit the topic altogether.

[@4BWVan]

You clearly didn't pay attention to the details when they explained their goals 🙄

[@eryanis]

Hi, I appreciate your videos, it helps me plan for my future garden, we are buying our first country house and plan to start a garden and have chickens. I noticed at 4:33 a lamb limping, I don't know if you noticed, is it the one you separated the other day ? Have a nice day

[@RichSanDiego1969]

I want to put my order in for Vanilla muffins. LOL

[@robinraymond62]

Your family is awesome 💯

[@shadegarden7375]

Good idea! The winning team trophy’s!!

[@hopefranklin5803]

lol grabbing the camera when it was sliding and saying sTaY wItH mE hahahaha and then the they all busted out just leave us aloneeeee from the kids lollllll

[@juliecox984]

You could get your local Hvac guy to make those pans if he has a brake. Might be cheaper.

[@barbaradoye1989]

Tater Trophy! Love it!😂😀 Take care!

[@cryptidscanada6884]

Years ago i lied to you when i said i had a tomato plant. Truth was I was just watching, for the fun content. Plus I surprise my gardener friends with my permaculture knowledge. Its a win win. Plus i always hit the like 👍 button.

[@theresawilliamson433]

That plastic sheeting would bug me.

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

🐝thanks for the great video🌻

[@StonerSmurfin]

My son wants me to try to sign up for one of Justin's future on farm classes just so he can meet Lilly, smh. Im not against on farm classes, i love the idea of learning from someone who knows what they are doing before we get to the point where we are going to start butchering with only a KZbin university education. The problem is that we are in California and there's people closer to us that you can get that in person education from, to my sons great disappointment.

[@pinetree5489]

Why is there trim inside of where the fridge will be?

[@tammymurphy1268]

Love the trophys🎉🎉

[@teresasmith3366]

What will you do if the kids don't choose to do farming as they grow? I know they do so much, i was just wondering.

[@orchidlife9482]

Is that our business?

[@honiebird3789]

@@orchidlife9482 She just asked a simple question! Relax! That's what the comment section is for.

[@dianegriffin526]

I’ve wondered the same thing. I’m thinking they “may” choose some other line of work.

[@mikehunte398]

They probably shouldn't be exploiting their family life for youtube views then lol.

[@schex9]

What's preventing the appliance install? I couldn't hear.

[@charmainemrtnz]

My husband says two can do the work of three. Or at least that’s the logic he used on the kids. Lol

[@Aliciae2009]

Love it ❤❤❤

[@mother8576]

Can you show a video of how you guys do homeschooling and chores?

[@Oururbanhomestead1966]

They do very little homeschooling, it's quite sad

[@Miguel195211]

@@Oururbanhomestead1966A good education is so important for the future as adults to be able to get a good paying job. I too don’t see that schooling is a priority in this home. We will soon know as the oldest should have one more year or so before he graduates from high school. All five kids can’t stay in the farm and support their families without outside jobs. These kids have been sheltered too much and this is not a good thing when they need to face the outside world as young adults.

[@4BWVan]

​@@Oururbanhomestead1966You have no idea. They have purposely left that part of their life out of the vlog, so you literally have no data.

[@DZ-rl8ut]

Umm, dang, is that ground radioactive😂

[@maryjaneeaton441]

You make my heart happy, You're quite a force!

[@leahharbison4932]

Maybe those potatoes grew right under a woozie stick.

[@Tom-fz6pe]

I call your soft rake a leaf rake. The other one I just call a rake.

[@heatherkennedy9973]

those potatoes are still edible are they not?? cook them up for dinner tonight i would just saying!!

[@mikehunte398]

They had to google how to blanche brocolli in one video lmao. I doubt they would do anything with those.

[@JesusSavedMe-Alizabeth4truth]

@@mikehunte398 😂

[@Cthomas5678]

@@mikehunte398😂😂😂

[@karenneely6518]

I love insert videos,makes me laugh.Love this channel

[@jakemelinko]

Try magnesium chloride its way better

[@charliewilliams2735]

Your boys are impressive

[@FranklyFranky]

Would you agree that having your wife out of commission really gives you an appreciation for all she does?

[@veronicajean3612]

Looks about the same actually

[@gretchenpaffe1295]

​@veronicajean3612 lol yes agree. She doesn't seem to do much and doesn't seem grateful, happy, appreciative to J

[@NoRmAsJeAnS82]

Hey Justin would you rent out that home after your back in your house? Asking for myself and my 68 year old mother and a corgi. Lemmeee know!!

[@sharonadlam3195]

Austin (the editor), his wife and baby are moving into the cabin when the Rhodes move back into their house.

[@NoRmAsJeAnS82]

@@sharonadlam3195 oh ok! Good to know. Thank ya kindly!

[@jeanneshannon5607]

Im on team Lily!!😊

[@ruthmcbride1778]

Funny my experience is that two people can do about ten times what one can do. You can have too many on one project.

[@roseeckstein6534]

Maybe mama could help around the farm.

[@tamom64]

She has an autoimmune disease. Unless you've experienced it, you have no idea how much it zaps your life. Especially in times of stress. Living in that little house with such a large family is stressful on it's own. Don't judge people unless you've been in their shoes. Speaking from someone who also has Hashimoto's

[@veronicajean3612]

@@tamom64 have one plus what Justin has plus other thing much older took full time care of a mother with dementia with no help no day off for 8 years.

[@mischiefmanaged444]

@roseeckstein6534 - Have you ever WATCHED this channel??? Rebekah does SO much. She has times when her illness keeps her down, but don't we all?

[@joshhettel7157]

@@tamom64she doesn’t have an autoimmune disease. She will be the first to tell you that she doesn’t believe in the doctor’s diagnosis. Stop using that excuse if she doesn’t believe in it

[@tamom64]

@@joshhettel7157 YES she does! You obviously don't watch this channel enough to know what you are talking about. Just here to criticize. When she was pregnant with Henry she had to adjust her thyroid medication.

[@leahharbison4932]

❤

[@robinraymond62]

Leaf rake

[@MrFranKane]

big up the Lilly psse MVP

[@AlexLandry]

Do you think you’ll ever be self sufficient? Is that a goal of yours?

[@sidthemyth]

you re thinking of jobs, and work... but you must be so used to it, that you dont realize you re employing child labor! no pay! :)

[@tomscott3939]

nice family

[@user-pn2ob7tf8c]

Nice soccer ⚽️🤩🤩

[@livingtherufflife]

Almost there🎉❤

[@kirbyskulls1]

The only one who avoids work is the mom! 😂😂😂😂

[@4BWVan]

She has a serious chronic disease, immune issues and she has been the one making most of the decisions for the house renovation. You might want to consider being kinder.

[@loucilehall9281]

It’s a leaf rake

[@slgoad]

You have two young men and a young lady that are making a mark. They do not need to be micro-managed, they know what to do (the majority of the time). Fan shape is leaf rake. Hard rake is a fire rack. Fire fighters use them when controlling fire lines, etc.

[@Morerhapsody]

So great how everyone is full of joy and happiness 🎉😂

[@justinskeans3342]

Justin why dont you do the Paul Gauchi style of potatoes. He just put them right under his woodchips in his orchard. Its worked great for me.

[@lornawatkins8495]

The young men are still needing to learn respect and manners to their father. Teenagers get too big for their boots 🥾, they think they know it all. Us older adults remember the mistakes we made and we certainly learned the hard way. They’re (boys), choosing the easiest jobs, jobs they like doing.

[@honiebird3789]

Couldn't agree more!

[@WilliamWBG]

Lorna you have got to be one miserable “female dog”

[@orchidlife9482]

When you are full of love, it annoys people who are full of s@#%.

[@jakemelinko]

And how!

[@nalx22]

The soccer game made all that sweat and suffering clearing the weeds worth it right? :) it was fun!

[@sharonhaas8503]

💝💞💘💕💖

[@amiebutler2772]

Couldn’t you use the goats and sheep to clean up the garden area, put few fences around the land and let them go at it. Plus adding more fertilizer. . Work smarter not harder, just a good idea for next time. I started watching as you stopped camp /driving. Feel in love with your family as a whole. Best family Chanel and start your homestead. Try out my idea you will love it. Trust a long time follower.

[@sreykmao69]

Lily is outnumbered by the boys. Are there any girls she can hang around with?

[@CowboyBobcat6524]

Hard to believe that this time last year Jonah was recovering from hip replacement surgery!🙁🙃😺

[@trentadams9167]

Looks like they’ve been deleting comments 😂 I haven’t seen a single one about his wife 😂 Justin shouldn’t be overwhelmed with everything that is what a partner is for!

[@user-yb1de1xp2l]

they should have deleted YOUR nasty comments.

[@veronicajean3612]

And I will state for the record people left because it was so hard to watch. Such emasculating

[@trentadams9167]

@@veronicajean3612 huh?

[@AZJH8374]

I't's called a leaf rake. Talking about dual partners working on things. Is Rebecca ok. ? She still SICK?

[@roseeckstein6534]

@@AZJH8374 don’t think they believe in doctors, look how long it took them to get their sons hip/leg fixed. Rebecca is the expert on all things medical.

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

Justin everybody can see it's natural for kids to pick the easy jobs they like. You are seeming to pretend it's the best division of labor as your stuck with the bad jobs. Coolest part of the day everybody needs to do the hard jobs nobody wants to do. As the day heats up everyone do the easier jobs they like.

[@msdebbiep]

That makes it sound like those kids avoid work. They all seem like hard workers to me

[@kirbyskulls1]

The only one who avoids work is the mom! 😂😂😂😂

[@louiseswart1315]

​@@kirbyskulls1doing different work doesn't mean doing no work.

[@kirbyskulls1]

@@louiseswart1315 unfortunately she doesn’t seem to do that either!

[@louiseswart1315]

@@kirbyskulls1 enough of this character assassination.

[@goodnessineverybite2378]

Just my observation..but the last 3-4 videos the oldest one has been very cranky!! Its like he is angry all the time? Is he ok (the oldest one)?

[@orchidlife9482]

Apparently you haven’t raised a teen…

[@veronicajean3612]

Hate to have my teenagers on tape

[@jeanneshannon5607]

😊just wait till their beards start growing and mustaches!

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

i love unboxing videos lol hugssss

[@gingerkirby8208]

Corn? Now?

[@sharronhouse6622]

It’s not even planted yet.

[@JesusSavedMe-Alizabeth4truth]

@@sharronhouse6622 😂

[@KandiDaGoddess]

Smart mouth Jonah showing his tail again. I sure don't miss those days of raising a disrespectful teenager. Bless yall hearts ❤

[@KandiDaGoddess]

@tonilouise5065 see but you told your mom in a really nice way. There are ways to advocate for yourself without being disrespectful and rude. This is something Jonah will need to work on, especially being the oldest. The younger children are watching and will follow suit.

[@fionaworrell4535]

He responds with the energy he receives.. teens need much better communication skills than little people.

[@KandiDaGoddess]

@fionaworrell4535 that's an excuse, Justin is never rude to his kids.

[@fionaworrell4535]

@KandiDaGoddess where did I say he was rude?? I didn't.. I said if you roar you will 9 times out of 10 recieve a roar back..my goodness ..Jonah wasn't smart mouthed or rude either,he simply returned the energy of the message he recieved. Go try it with your own kids when they're out of sight..if you hollar.. its natural for them to hollar right back 😆

[@KandiDaGoddess]

@fionaworrell4535 I'm saying Jonah's response to his father was rude. Therefore, the energy Jonah gave Justin was unwarranted since you're justifying the energy he gave back. Telling your father to "Leave us alone" just because he was asking a question was very much rude and disrespectful. My kids know better than to speak to me like that, why because they respect me. Also, there are plenty of other commets on this video acknowledging how rude and disrespectful that was for Jonah to speak to his father that way, but I guess everyone else is wrong too huh. 🙄 But I digress.

[@phyllisbonham9264]

The boy's are getting big an don't want to be recorded an listen to dad talk all the time..just saying

[@kencatlin7496]

I'm amazed Justin does most the work and Rebekah is sick or over stressed most of the time.

[@TLadret]

I’m getting avoid with how sassy Jonah is becoming as he gets older. Is it just me? “Leave us alone!” Not sure I’d let my sons talk to me like that ever!

[@jeremymaccarthy1180]

​@TLadret it's a teenager thing for sure. My son tried it twice and I stopped that cold! He never did it again and my daughter learned from that not to even try!

[@honiebird3789]

@@TLadret nope, not just you!

[@John-kl3ue]

@@TLadretnope mine would of got one right around the ear ! 😂

[@lindenhardy9021]

​@@TLadretI am a big Lily fan, she is a great kid. The boys need some discipline.

[@lauriaktahi]

They found Subscribe n Save, I bet

[@surferbob9419]

I would like to see you try to peel the deformed potatoes.

[@maryarcher8484]

You cut the knows off before you peel