AMA (Ask Me Anything) about fulltiming as a family

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Kudos to you and your family for taking the leap.

Being younger and having 2 kids seems like it would be quite the challenge.
Schooling, social INTERACTION/Face to face etc, all have to be a bit of a chore to maintain high quality
I grew up 'moving' from place to place due to Dads job. Went to 3 elementary, 2 Jr High and 2 High Schools in 4 different towns.
Always the new kid.
So I have my bias towards homeschooling .....but ???
Hopefully it works for your kids

Thanks for the kind words.

You touched on the 2 biggest concerns I had going into fulltiming with kids:

1) Homeschooling & being responsible for their education.

For homeschooling, we initially contacted a "homeschool consultant" to help guide us in what was needed, how to even approach the concept of their education, and to start framing education opportunities around the stops we had initially planned out. Through a weird set of events, we only had her help us for the first couple of months and stops. However, now that we have a couple of years under our belts, I fully feel confident of saying that my daughter will be college ready in a couple of years. And for my son, feel he's well taught beyond his 1st grade counterparts.


2) Homeschooling and living a different lifestyle and socialization for the them.

For the socialization side of things, we started off pretty alone but hooked up with an organization called Fulltime Families. We spent the first 2 years chasing rallies around (40-80 families at each) and making friends. It's now not surprising to pull into just about anywhere and find that there are other fulltime families that we already know. Plus, we have made connections where we'll travel on and off with families.

I will say, her friendships with kids who also travel have been deeper and more meaningful than what she had when she had friends by proximity (house + school). I think it's because other friends who travel know that it takes work to keep a relationship. Plus, we've been able to be more selective as to who is and who isn't a friend.