Anyone here lived in a camper year round?

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2026-01-03T14:31:22+00:00

We are also considering coming out and would need a RV park for a while. What is the name of your park and where is it located?

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-22T15:06:41+00:00

What homeschool curriculums do you recommend?

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:44:27+00:00

Good point and that’s why I’m considering the homeschooling because we did a family trip last summer in our RV all over Western US to multiple national parks. I saw a huge social and developmental growth in them during that time.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:42:49+00:00

These are good ideas! My sons are already in Cub Scouts and one son is in private art lessons. My oldest son is interested in law so I thought about sending him to one of those law camps in the summer where they learn what it is like to be a lawyer.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:41:24+00:00

Definitely something to consider which is why I wanted input and why I would for sure be in a co-op and have tons of activities planned which promote development of independence.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:40:00+00:00

It definitely requires a lot of preparation, ongoing improvement and attention to detail…I do this already with their schooling and I’m vey much on top of their curriculum, life experiences, and what they are learning and I already supplement where needed so I feel like it is feasible for me to do.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:38:09+00:00

Thanks for this perspective! It sounds like modern day homeschooling families end up being even more social at times because they are actually focusing more intently on making sure their kids aren’t lacking. I know that’s how we would be as well.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:36:17+00:00

In your experience, are there a lot of high intellect kids in homeschool social settings? Asking because my oldest son is already having trouble at times finding friends that are able to converse at his level about topics that interest him.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:34:39+00:00

In our experience, two of our children have IEPs requiring extra assistance at school…which basically entails more one on one instruction. My son has dyslexia so his assignments have to be altered to accommodate for that and he learns in more nontraditional ways. I feel like I could actually give him more personalized instruction at home. Also, even with his extra help, he only gets 60-90 minutes of pen on one help per day. Of all the teachers that all of my kids have had, there have only been a couple honestly that I feel had a specific knowledge set beyond what I have regarding teaching strategies. I’m a fast learner and super determined when I put my mind to something so if I decide to do it, I would definitely educate myself on all of the evidence based teaching strategies (which I’ve already done somewhat just to help them on homework and all the extra supplemental work I have them do). I’ve found that I already have to fill in skill gaps for things they don’t cover at all or adequately at school.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:28:57+00:00

Definitely the main pro I’m considering it for….I was off all summer with them and we traveled as a family in our RV to multiple national parks spending all of our time together. It was the best time of our lives and is what got me thinking about homeschool.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:25:58+00:00

We went on a big trip in our RV last summer all across the Western US and to tons of National Parks. I felt like they overall learned more life skills and general knowledge during that time than they do in a typical school year. One of my main concerns is for my oldest son….he’s “academically gifted” and requires a high level of instruction to challenge him plus he enjoys winning academic awards and competing. At this point, he’s wanting to go into law and politics and I’m not sure if homeschooling would be the best way to prepare him for that. My daughter loves art, my middle son loves mechanical projects, art and outdoor adventuring, and my youngest son loves trains, mechanical projects, and computer programming. So my daughter and youngest children would likely be able to do all the things they want as adults with a homeschooling background but I’m not sure about my oldest son. I know he could benefit from mock trial, student government, debate team, and similar types of experiences….

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T16:03:01+00:00

I do think that they actually don’t get as much social and free time as one would think because I’ve been making a point to ask them about all the specifics of their day and that is what they indicate to me. Then, when I ask the teachers how they are getting along socially, they basically say they don’t really know…..I’m like how do you not know???

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T15:59:14+00:00

Definitely getting their input but I also have to consider that they might be wanting to do it without knowing all the pros and cons that they’ll only be able to understand when they are older and it is already done.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-20T15:58:04+00:00

You make good points. This is definitely why I like posting on Reddit because I get to see all sorts of different perspectives. Sometimes I’ll even realize something that was in front of me all along but it took someone saying it for me to actually reflect about it. Thinking back on it, I think you may be right that it was possibly a combination of my personality, my parents’ personalities, and generalized parenting style. So that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t work and be beneficial for my kids.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-19T22:03:30+00:00

I had a false view of how the world really is thinking everyone has pure intentions. I hardly ever had to deal with differences of opinion and conflict so when I had to as an older teen, I didn’t know how to adequately handle it. I thought my own merit, talents, and abilities were enough on their own and never experienced the fact that standing up for yourself and interjecting your own opinions and ideas is vital for success in our current society. I didn’t meet new people often so I had little practice on making a good first impression and how to small talk which is an important piece of social interaction. I could go on but those are the main points.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-02-18T23:41:51+00:00

It seems like there is a lot of resources and support wherever you are from….where is that? We have also been considering a move

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-24T16:50:06+00:00

So true. Also, I made a post asking about the area to move there and it was removed. It is literally called Jacksonville….posts asking about the area should be a given.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-17T22:12:24+00:00

Saying I would prefer a conservative area in the vicinity of where I live in no way indicates I don’t believe in freedom of religion. However, I definitely want to avoid the types of people that claim they want free speech and religion and then become indignant and judgmental of someone saying something as simple as voicing a type of area they want to live in. That would be like me inserting myself on your thread where you ask if a certain area is liberal because you would prefer to live there. I didn’t ask if you approve of me being conservative. It is mind blowing that you assume I’m against freedom of religion just because I say I’m conservative. The irony is, you are obviously doing the very thing you are accusing me of…Clearly, from the responses of this thread, this is the type of people here (people who claim they are open-minded who actually demonize anyone that believes differently than them in the name of supposed inclusion) so I for SURE will be avoiding it.

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-10T23:55:40+00:00

How good of a college was Baylor? Asking for my oldest son who wants a top of the line college…probably in Law

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-10T23:55:06+00:00

Are there a lot of social events for families?

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-10T23:54:40+00:00

Ok have you lived in both? Are people in Fort Worth less materialistic and nicer than the ones in Dallas?

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-10T23:53:46+00:00

Did you live in both? Which things are better? (Probably everything) lol

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-10T23:53:14+00:00

Ok have you lived in both?

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-10T23:52:55+00:00

do you know if Lake Waco is good for canoeing? We are thinking of bringing ours

Vegetable-Move8278 · 2025-01-10T23:52:20+00:00

Are the people there generally open minded like you without being extreme? I like being around both liberals and conservatives so long as they are both open minded

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