IIN I sometimes wish my childhood was rougher?

I wholeheartedly agree with this.

We produce a lot of our own food (growing veg, keeping chickens, preserving foods, baking bread etc) and my kids help us with a lot of this. They are only little so the jobs are small and simple -stuff like watering plants, passing tools over to me, labelling preserve jars, throwing some food to the chickens, that sort of thing.

You wouldn't believe how many parents I have encountered who have accused me of child abuse. They say it's cruel and miserable to expect children to help out with yard work or cooking. Apparently I should be bringing them snacks and telling them that sitting on their arse doing nothing and getting fat is totally fine, and that mummy and daddy will do everything for them so there's no need to lift a finger.

I don't get them to help me because I can't be bothered to do it myself. They're just little kids for fuck's sake, they aren't doing anything of any real use anyway. They aren't exactly efficient workers. I get them to help because it is good for their mental and physical health, and because it builds character and teaches them life skills. They still have most of their day free to do whatever they like. Funnily enough, they tend to want to play outside and interact with the animals for most of the daylight hours.

I can't stand seeing people spoil their kids into being fat little entitled brats. It's so unfair because it's not the kid's fault at all.

Haha yup. I remember when I was kid I was outside working. Fencing was my favorite of the chores.