Family of Nomads

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annagerda83

annagerda83

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Is anyone following Family of Nomads? I just discovered them on YT and though their RV looks great, I somehow feels bad for the kids? They are constantly on the move and homeschooled, I kinda wonder whether they have any long term friends or not. The size of their bunk beds also look so cramped 😢

any thoughts?
 
Well, at least one other person is watching! I’m following them with big reservations, particularly in the light of Addison’s illness. Her mum seems obsessed with saying & getting Addison to say that their lifestyle had no bearing on her anorexia… what did, then? There has to be a mix of internal and external factors in someone developing anorexia, and since the kid has no input outside her family… I don’t know. It seems bold to say there’s NOTHING in their lifestyle or family dynamic that they need to look at, given that she doesn’t go to school or hve friends outside the family at school. Addison is so very visually the odd one out in the family, too. Different colouring and build (with Grace being overweight, which she might grow out of), different personality type. Different dress sense. Her interest in cooking makes sense to me.

I don’t think it’s good for their education, either. I know they do some online lessons, but they don’t seem to do full days or every day, neither of the parents is a qualified teacher, and they don’t seem to do especially educational visits. They don’t have access to science kit or language teaching. Also, I don’t really get what the benefit is of endless road trips in the US, once you’ve been doing it for a bit. They’re not really being exposed to new cultures or new languages. I think the bunks look a bit grim, too, but I guess it’s what you’re used to.
 
I agree, this lifestyle only suits the parents but I honestly feel bad for the kids. Seeing Addison trying so hard to 'grow up' by cooking her own meals etc screams like a cry for help. It's also must be tiring to keep moving from one place to another and have no place to really call it a home. I seriously wish their other family member would jump in and help the children.
 
Bananabadger said:
Well, at least one other person is watching! I’m following them with big reservations, particularly in the light of Addison’s illness. Her mum seems obsessed with saying & getting Addison to say that their lifestyle had no bearing on her anorexia… what did, then? There has to be a mix of internal and external factors in someone developing anorexia, and since the kid has no input outside her family… I don’t know. It seems bold to say there’s NOTHING in their lifestyle or family dynamic that they need to look at, given that she doesn’t go to school or hve friends outside the family at school. Addison is so very visually the odd one out in the family, too. Different colouring and build (with Grace being overweight, which she might grow out of), different personality type. Different dress sense. Her interest in cooking makes sense to me.
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I’ve just come across this family and couldn’t agree more. I feel so sorry for Addison. I heard the mother say she was ill for 5 years and is “in remission”. I did a little bit of digging and found out that the parents got Addison diagnosed with PANDAS. For anyone who doesn’t know, PANDAS is a controversial (i.e. completely fake) diagnosis for children with OCD, autism, Tourette’s or other mental conditions. There’s no evidence for it and the vast majority of doctors don’t believe it exists so won’t diagnose it. you have to go out of your way to find a quack doctor to get a diagnosis. Basically those who believe in the condition think that mental problems in children are caused by strep infection and can be cured by antibiotics. it’s kind of like autism-deniers who think autism is caused by vaccines and can be cured.
I feel so sorry for this poor little girl, clearly she has been struggling for her whole life and her parents refuse to see that their parenting and lifestyle are negatively affecting her, and would rather blame a nonexistent physical illness.
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I also just knew that Addison was diagnosed with ED a few months earlier through one of their YT Shorts. I kinda hope she could recover fully because after the treatment, it seems they went back living in their RV?
 
Wow, the PANS/PANDAS stuff is bonkers… poor kid. And yes, absolutely, they’re back in the RV because
- nothing in their lifestyle caused Addison’s anorexia
- their doctors said so
- Addison said so (poor kid)
- apparently routine and stability, the things which are good for kids, would actually have made her WORSE
- say otherwise and they will block you

Addison is the ONLY child I‘ve ever heard of whose eating disorder apparently had no external or lifestyle component and NOTHING in her life which needed to be changed.
 
The family just upgraded their RV. 😂 why can’t they find a home to settle down and help to take care of the children properly? This RV lifestyle doesn’t suit anyone and I don’t think their children were actually included in the discussion when the parents decided to sold their home for a nomad living.
 
I hate them. The eldest daughter has an ED and they go on like its something that can't be helped - surely living a live of travelling is not helping her! She's isolated from anything other than her immediate family and has no privacy. Not to mention the parents splashing everything about her life all over social media.
 
Tbh out of the other siblings, Addison never looked that happy in the camera. I genuinely feel bad for her because everyone who has been her age before knew that she needs time to herself apart from everyone, including your family members, yet her parents don’t give Addison a proper time for her to heal!

If the parents like to travel, they could’ve just rent an RV for weeks instead of making it their home. make The museum visit part of their holiday trip, and not to use it as a replacement for school curriculum! They’re nuts for taking the kids out to the museum and call it education.
 
On their stories they complain people have been bashing them on YouTube… going to check it out.

And yeah, completely agree about Addison. There’s something that worries me about the younger girl too. It just seems super unhealthy to live like that. No privacy, no decent education, loads of travel time, no independent socialising with friends, no ability to plan ahead.
 
I just found out about this family from one I’ve seen called Trynsomethingnew - not sure if they have a thread here yet but they should!

I love RVs and travelling and me and my partner have plans to hit the road for a few months together, it’s something I’d love to do with our children when we have them - I love the thought of a few weeks away in the summer in our RV with them playing outside, fishing, having campfires!

i have such an issue with families who do this and take their children out of school - it seems like many of them don’t educate the children properly and rely on blasting their lives on the internet to make money. The kids need their wider family, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles… more and more I worry about children growing up with endless access to the internet and not enough access to their friends and playing outside. And all the opportunities they’re depriving their children of, first sleepovers at their friends, midnight feasts of sweeties, Christmas with all their family, quality time with grandparents who won’t be there forever, prom, homecoming, football games, the first day of school, the last day of school, graduation, first crushes, fights with kids they don’t like…

the daughter with anorexia in this family likely has too much exposure to The internet and no one to actually socialise with, poor thing lives in a tin box without even her own bedroom to escape to, no friends houses to run over to and gossip and then having her parents blast her to god knows who on the internet no wonder she’s having issues.
 
Completely agree.

in the most recent post, they seem to be making out that they actually adopted this lifestyle FOR Addison (the eldest), I guess to deal with the criticism they’re getting. I don’t buy it. They keep saying “this has been the best thing we’ve done for our family”, but there’s no evidence… if Addison could get that sick with an ED without them realising, then the enforced proximity obviously didn’t help. The kids have no friends or support network, no opportunities to try sports, musical instruments, art, or to make meaningful friendships (except with a handful of other white middle-class RV travellers). I don’t get what they DO all the time except pack and unpack the RV, sleeping in parking lots, and visiting the occasional museum. If one of them had a serious problem with their home life, who could they go to?

Addison deserves more privacy from her siblings, mom, and stepdad.
 
I'm so glad they have a thread. The mother said she spends hours and hours deleting negative comments- maybe that is an indicator that something is very wrong and you should listen to some of that constructive criticism?

Also, her "realistic" morning routine is so unrealistic for most people. Not everyone makes money exploiting their poor kids online, most people need to work a real job. No mention of the kids at all in her morning routine- I know they're older but it's like they're raising themselves. They do schoolwork on their phones/tablets in a moving car on moving days. It broke my heart when she posted them pulling into a truck stop and her son sadly asked "are we spending the night here?". Nomadic lifestyles can be done right but everything they do is so wrong!

And don't even get me started on their eldest. Poor poor girl 💔
 
I watch a few threads on Tattle, and there's often criticism of influencers'/celebs' parenting – some of which I disagree with, some of which I agree with. But the thing with most influencers etc is, even if their parenting leaves something to be desired, their kids go to school! They have friends they see regularly! Teachers, friends' parents, regular activities leaders – just quite a lot of people who even if they don't intervene, can just from their behaviour/attitudes/homes offer different perspectives and examples. But these kids are so isolated. Yes, they go places, but they really only interact with their parents. It seems nearly cultish.
 
She claims the kids have friends but they seem to all be the parents friends children, from other travelling families. So not only are they not interacting with anyone from a different background who can offer a different perspective, they also don't have anyone to confide in because everyone they know also knows their parents
 
I came across them on instagram and then saw the story about one of their daughters having anorexia. I feel that she looks like she just doesnt want to be filmed, when she talkes its not natural at all and maybe there is a part of a spectrum to play there.

I always feel like a nomadic life like that its because youre not getting something elsewhere or escaping from something

they do get negative comments on instagram like people saying they dump trash where they shouldnt
 
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