Farmville - A Community of Farmers or a Cult?

My sister is a highly educated professor living in Amman, Jordan. She is currently preparing to defend her doctoral thesis this coming summer. So it was only natural that I became very worried when her conversations switched from focusing on politics to farming. That’s right, farming.
Today I am announcing that I will be taking a four week leave of absence in order to go to Farmville in search of my sister. I fear that this farming phenomenon is actually a cult and hope to rescue my sister before she gets in too deep. During my four weeks I will be posting investigative reports in order to educate others about the dangers of Farmville.
This mission does not come without risks and that is why I have enlisted friends on the outside to monitor my whereabouts. Should it appear that I have also become brainwashed by the people of Farmville, they have strict instructions to come in rescue me. Friends and fellow Barbarians, I love you all and please try not to worry.
-Shelby

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I too have a real fear and total confusion for people that worry about their fake farm lives more than their real lives. While they worry about their crops withering their own lawn goes unmowed or their spouses pick up the slack. How can anyone with half a mind or any kind of sense of responsibility waste their efforts here?
On February 16, 2010 at 05:10 PM, Christie wrote:
My farming started out innocently enough when my best friend begged me to be her neighbour in attempts to beat her husband at farmville. I too was against farmville, unfortunately that was before the many pleas and requests from my dearest friend. So since December I have been farming. I have come to the conclusion that virual anything cannot beat reality. However, having said this I am constantly pulled to the dark side. I believe it is due to the constant changing awards system put in place. The once simple venture has turned into a forever wondering how much further I have to go to reach the next bloody ribbon or collection.

So now I am at a point in my farming career where I have to ask myself a serious question "Is this free hobby really worth it?" I honestly believe that I have to get out while I can. Farmville on all levels is not a good thing. Sure it kills time, but so does reading a good book. What am I getting out of this? Am I really going to improve the quality of my life by selling my cottage for a villa? I think not, so this my friends I hope is my first and final entry, and hopefully I am able to break free from this madness.

Thank you,
Christie
So yah, my wife spends endless hours on farmville and has forgotten about us, and the worst part is she won't admit she does. our kids aren't fed, they go to school dirty and our yard looks awful. she won't do laundry, help around the hose or go to work, well she does go to work, but then goes online from the puter at work to farm and gets all excited when she gets a ribbon. wanna divorce? start farmin'!

King-Cobra
On February 20, 2010 at 10:36 PM, PussyCat wrote:
Well Cobra, are you doing any of those things you've just listed blaming your WIFE for not doing it?? Are you doing laundry ever?? Why do YOUR children (they are yours too, arent they??) go to school dirty???? and not fed??? You are not crippled, right?? Dont mix "wife" with your own MAMA, or your personal SLAVE dear you.
And why does it bother you what your wife does at work??? Is she earning money?? Enough for soap -so that you can at least wash yourself if nothing else???? No???
You sound like an old man, complaining about everything possible. And if you consider yourself "young" than something else is bothering you.
Divorce???? I agree - she should definitely divorce you!!!!! And you should take the kids for a while, and take care of them if your wife doesn't as you said.
If you were that interesting as YOU think you are - she would not forget about you definitely!!!!! But even I can see (and I don't have to know you, nor I want to) than you are nothing else but a complainer and totally dependible on her, as well as your children!!!!!!!!
On February 20, 2010 at 10:53 PM, PussyCat wrote:
...So do something and make yourself useful and independent "cobra":)
Try to figure out how you will manage to work, than come home and take care of children that are YOURS as much as they are hers! Divorce! And save that woman from a pest like you:)
Than find a baby sitter if your children are too young, and work even more to be able to pay for it of corse. Make sure you cook every time you come from work, so that your children are fed, and learn how to use the laundry machine - so that your children are clean you know.
Don't just sit on your ass and complain, expecting your wife to be the only one that takes care of those children and a big moose like you!!!!!
THAN you will be someone and something!!!...right now??? You are nothing but extreme boredom!!!!!!!!!!:S
I believe your wifes life with you sucks a biiiiiiiiiggggg time, and I feel sorry for her!
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