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chrokeva
Sep 29, 2015Explorer
It has been interesting seeing peoples thoughts on raising children in rvs. Although much of it is accurate I would like to add a different spin on it. I will need to change my experience to a boat rather than a rv. My husband and I sold our home in 2005 when my daughter was 15 years old and moved on a boat. We had a large house, lots of bills, and my husband and I where so busy working and making money to pay bills we barely had time for our daughter never mind each other. My daughter was unhappy and starting to have problems in school. Moving aboard changed everything! Although my husband still worked I was able to stop working and she had her parents again (perhaps more than she wanted). She started going to a amazing school and she thrived under this situation. Sure we had some major adjustments to make but we got through them and when she graduated high school (at the top of her class) she decided to spend a year traveling Mexico with us on the boat before returning for college. Now she is a senior at UC Davis (Microbiology Major). We are very proud of the woman she has become and none of us regret the time we spent living this lifestyle and we in fact credit it with my much of my daughters success and the amazing relationship we have with her.
I must also say that our boat is probably much bigger than any RV out there (4 staterooms) however it is still under 600 sq ft. down below so I would be hard pressed to say it was roomy :).
I am not saying that the op should go out sell there house but I think that to only hear negatives is not seeing the whole picture.
I must also say that our boat is probably much bigger than any RV out there (4 staterooms) however it is still under 600 sq ft. down below so I would be hard pressed to say it was roomy :).
I am not saying that the op should go out sell there house but I think that to only hear negatives is not seeing the whole picture.
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