I've lost my love of camping with the pop-up
I really never thought I would say this, but I've lost my love of camping.:S I have a family of 5, kids are 13,13 & 10. Tow vehicle is Ford Excursion. It seems like too much work to pack everyt...
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A lot of people saying get the kids to work :).
At their age, the kids might be PO'd by sudden demands that they do chores. I wonder if it would be more effective to bring them into the decision-making process.
You could tell them just what you told us, here -- that you love to go camping with them but you feel stressed and resentful about the work. That you wish you could get a fancier trailer but you cannot. And that you figure there are only a few years left before they are in college, and you want to create some family memories that they will look back on happily.
Then ask them: Do they like camping or would they rather do something else (cheap)? If they like it, are they willing to lessen your workload? They might get excited about having the power to make dad more cheerful :).
At their age, the kids might be PO'd by sudden demands that they do chores. I wonder if it would be more effective to bring them into the decision-making process.
You could tell them just what you told us, here -- that you love to go camping with them but you feel stressed and resentful about the work. That you wish you could get a fancier trailer but you cannot. And that you figure there are only a few years left before they are in college, and you want to create some family memories that they will look back on happily.
Then ask them: Do they like camping or would they rather do something else (cheap)? If they like it, are they willing to lessen your workload? They might get excited about having the power to make dad more cheerful :).
