None of my family, except hubby, knows anything about my thinking on preps. They just know that I buy stuff on sale and store it so that I have a well stocked pantry.
Older daughter joked that I was well prepared for the apocalypse. I told her that I was sure we were all in for some hard times and rampant inflation somewhere down the line, but I wouldn’t call it an apocalypse.
My storage has all been purchased with my family in mind, and I figure they will all join me here, since I have the room. If we get too many to support on my 1 acre, then the younger ones will have to cultivate some additional land to grow their own food.
Everyone will have to tend enough of the garden to provide for their own food. Oldest daughter was in the Coast Guard Academy- she and my other daughter know their way around self defense, including guns.
I was a hoarder before I was a prepper, so having lots of stuff in my house seems normal for me w/r my family.
I’m surprised you didn’t talk to your kids about it. I mentioned things like economic collapse and preparing for it to my son (age 22) and he didn’t seem at all surprised. So I’ll keep talking about it off and on so he’s not caught off-guard when it happens. And knows where to come for supplies.
It’s also partly selfish on my part - he’s young and strong. His dad and I are not as young as we’ll need to be to do all the physical things required. So I’m hoping if we provide the stuff and the direction, he’ll help with the work ;)
An acre is a good amount of land to grow things on. I was told by a prepper once that he had 11 acres and that was a perfect amount to grow crops and raise animals for his family - and that included an extended family and many neighbors that he shared with. So I keep that in mind when looking for land.