my wife grew up with a milk cow. and after we were married, we lived a few miles from her folks. we had two kids and she was getting the milk from her folks. things were great.
then we moved 3 hours away from them, and in a few months here comes her dad with the milk cow!!!
so I milked for a few weeks, and told her that if SHE wanted raw milk then SHE was going to do the milking.
for 4 years, she hardly missed a beat. ( I did take over when she was too pregnant to do it, and for a month or so after the birth of #3)
then one day, the cow died. I think I had one tear, so life got back to normal.
now 4 years later she has bought a Jersey heifer, that will be bred this spring..... I suppose this one will out live me!
it is hard to beat the benifits of the raw milk, but it is a hassle at times.....