Yes, I’m saying I’m not the only one out here, and, from every parent I’ve seen tackling traveling with kids, they are all kinds of badass. The specific comments I mean to address is “normal people” (we call them housies) telling me “you’re so brave to be doing this!”
Here we go: honestly, I consider you brave and badass by your own right. If you’re a parent and work any kind of job you’re trusting the world just as much as I am to be good to your kid in your absence. It’s not my kind of bravery. I have anxiety and part of that involves distrust. I give everyone a certain degree of trust but my walls are high.
I’m aware that my task is to make these walls crumble in their own way. My own, maybe others. I love perspectives and exploring possibilities. I enjoy observing and analyzing. I try not to hold on to negativity and any judgments my human nature likes to include in my experience.
Raising kids is a hard task, our own social experiment, if you’ll allow, because we strive to create humans we consider to be admirable. That’s a lot of expectations. Just watching their beautiful grandiosity emerge is wonderful. Communicating with my children and watching them play is such a pleasure.
Now how do I manage all of our blessings keeping us moving? My roadside sales of wire wrapped pendants, creams, crochet art, etc. Brings close to nothing and forget selling things online. So my main source of income is a “hippie credit card”; just a glorified way of saying a piece of cardboard, sharpie, and a crowd will get you slowly what you need. I live minimalist and am grateful for every speck provided, even if it’s just a smile and a wave.
I absolutely run on donations. We always have a diverse set of needs from bus parts (leaf shock additions, battery cables) to daily essentials (learning material, food, outdoor exploration, day trip funds, etc.)
I may not do things in conventional manners, but that’s what makes this so much fun!
I can promise you right now, I will always be 100% honest. I’m willing to share me here. Are you willing to join me on my journey?
Matilda the Bugus 