I'm going to go live in a tent....

My son and I lived with my father for awhile a few years ago. I finally got fed up with the crap one night. He put his hands on my throat. That was the last straw. I grabbed some stuff and took my son and went and stayed in a hotel for the night. I decided to get as far away from him as possible and went back to the house while he was at work, filled up a u-haul and moved to a different state. So, yeah I have been willing to go to drastic lengths to stop putting up with crap.

My aunt had to live in a tent for a while. She had two children at the time and a low paying job, so in the morning she would get the kids ready for school and then go to work, and you would have never known that they lived in a tent. We don't live near her, or we would have had her live with us. That was a rough patch in her life, but now, a few years down the road, she is the manager of a very successful law firm and makes unimaginable sums of money haha. It's crazy how if you are determined, you can have nothing and turn it into something! I hope things get better, and who knows, in a few years you will laugh at all of this.

No I have never lived in a RV, or a tent, or a car, and I would not let my husband,
tell me to live some where i would not be comfortable.

I have never lived in a car, RV or tent before. The most non-traditional place would be a hotel. After the hurricane we had to move from Mississippi to New Jersey. Our few remaining belongings were being shipped so we had nothing really. We staying in a hotel then until we could move on base. We also basically live in hotels when my husband has to work out of state. But, hotels have all the comforts of home plus some so I never complain.
I know plenty of people that lived in RV's after the storm. They hated it. Their situations were entirely different of course.
I hope whatever you and your s/o decide that it works out for the best!

When I was younger I didn't know what to do with my life and I was about to enter the peace corps before I finally decided to go off to college. Helping people is something that really excites me and it was a time in my life when I was able to do things like that.

I am definately not the camping, outdoosy type of person to the extent of doing it for fun... but would I do it... I could do it let's put it that way.

Thanks

Zelo

I think you should try to hold him to it. He needs to see that his dad can't continue to treat you like a second class citizen. Also, I think it would be really good for FIL to see that you aren't going to put up with it either. You deserve to have your opinions and boundaries respected.
My only question would be, where are you going to pitch your tent?
I don't know if I could give up my creature comforts. My tv, and computer and a hot shower.

Hope ya have fun camping. If he was serious that is. Hee hee! I want to move up to the farm up North. But the wife is a city folk and can't handle living in a town of only 200 people. The TV has only 3 local channels and radio is mostly talk radio about farming and sales of items by farmers etc. HAHAHA! The nearest big city is 45 miles away. It is so peaceful and quiet up there. I know many farmers up there and would work on the barter system as far as when we needed things etc. Anyhow I had lived in a car for many years when I worked with a traveling circus. About 2 times a month I'd get a motel for the shower and soft bed though.
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I have not yet lived in a tent, but when it comes to in-laws after 28 yrs married I can tell you its not to far fetched!

Sometimes you have to mean it to let them see that you are really serious. Hopefully this will be a wake up call for him. Goodluck!

Wow can i go with you?
Just kidding.
It really cool to live in a tent.
I did it many times when we are in out of town
for vacation. Enjoy and have fun living in a tent.