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if all you say is it cant be done then YOU wouldnt be able to do it but that doesnt mean someone else doesnt or cant.
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No one is saying it can't be done. Everyone is saying it SHOULDN'T be done.
Big difference.
Did you read that other thread? Do yourself and your child a HUGE favor and read through it. You're saying you have done your homework...I'd challenge you to call D.H.S. / Child Services if you want to do your homework. Tell them you want to know what their stance is on you raising your child in a truck and see what they say.
Not trying to be mean, just trying to make certain you are looking at the bigger picture. If you don't think that D.H.S. can put your child in a foster home if you do that, then you aren't looking at the bigger picture. If you don't think that people will not call you in for child neglect, you're again missing the bigger picture. They will...more times than you would want to know.
And when that happens, here's what you are looking at in the way of possible reasons from them for taking your child.
- Unfit parent...(you may not be, but try convincing them of that.)
- Unsafe home environment...(absolutely correct on that one)
- Child neglect... (sadly, they would be right on that one, too. Just you and your child...you working 14 hours a day...where on earth will you find the time to spend with your child, let alone homeschool them?)
The road is a great place to take your child on trips here and there. They get to see the country, see amazing things, experience the travel, etc. etc. But that's just a trip and they're heading home after it's over. Back to their friends, the stability of a roof overhead, a school, etc.
The road is a lousy place to spend their childhood. No friends, no social interaction, no exercise...trapped in a seat for 10 hours a day, eating truck stop meals or out of a cooler, dodging pee puddles in truck stop parking lots all over the country.
You've come back with a defensive attitude when several posters have pointed out your error in judgement, should you decide to do this. If you're just looking for people to back you up, you might get a few PM's that do so. But the majority of people will come right out and tell you WHY it's such a terrible idea.
It's not that you're a bad person, it's that you are not thinking this through. And if you do it, you better get used to people thinking you are a bad person, because that is exactly what will happen. Right, wrong, or indifferent, you'll experience outright hostility out there when other drivers realize that your child is living in the truck with you.