weekend observations
Took my two girls camping this weekend. They brought along a friend. Rained about half the time. We don't care. During our three day stay we got together with our neighbors and learned five famili...
Forum Discussion
toedtoes wrote:
I have mixed feelings on this trend. On one side, I'm glad people are able to make it work when there are no other options. On the other side, I see some people taking advantage of land meant for everyone's enjoyment to the point others can't enjoy it anymore.
I also wonder about a double standard. 7 people living in a small (under 1000sq ft) house in an affordable neighborhood are considered white trash or "scum" by default, but 7 people living in an RV on public lands are now being applauded.
It just seems that we are condemning the middle ground these days - either you go huge or you go micro, but the affordable midsize is being eliminated and is looked down upon.
I will disagree with your last statements....that's not the case where I live. Families with 5 children are unusual, but I know several families with 3-4 children who do just fine in their modest 1000-1200 sf ranch style homes. No one thinks that's trashy, just SMART.
