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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 255161" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Just a quick aside on living in a caravan - we did that one winter, just as I was also starting at a new school. And it wasn't anything as glamorous as some of the really nice cabins in a trailer park. No, this was a 5 berth caravan (two of those berths were the kitchen table during the day) parked beside my eldest sister's house. Living in the van were my parents (they scored the double bed in the nose of the van) my younger sister (who got the kitchen table/double bed) and me. I can't remember much about my bed except that it was a narrow single stashed somewhere in the side of the van. Every morning at 5 am the alarm clock would go off, to get my sister out of bed. There would be various crashes and bangs as she turned her bed back into a kitchen table, more squelchy sounds as she pumped some water into the kitchen sink, various rocks and rollings as she walked the length of the van to get her clothes and get dressed. We used the bathroom in my sister's house and had all our possessions in a tent annexe outside that was not secured.</p><p></p><p>I do not recommend it, but we did it while our house was being built. It was really cold through winter and it was difficult doing my homework in the caravan when my sister wanted to turn the kitchen table back into a bed, because she had to be up early to catch the 6 am train to go into the heart of Sydney to get to work.</p><p></p><p>It was difficult, but there was no stigma. Everyone knew how we lived because the school bus went right past the gate, the caravan was there for everyone to see. There were things about living like that which I hated, especially being cramped and always getting woken up by my sister every morning, yet being yelled at for having my eyes open while she was getting dressed!</p><p></p><p>If your caravan is going to be bigger than this - I am very happy for you all. From what you say, once she gets over the "trailer park" thing, she should be very happy. Because by crikey, it could be a lot worse! AND you're going into summer, and a caravan park is a really fun place to be during summer. Lots of people on holidays moving through, plenty of company, always having interesting people to spend time with. It will be like going on holidays without having to leave home!</p><p></p><p>Good luck helping her come to terms with this. Hopefully she'll get over herself soon.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, look after you.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 255161, member: 1991"] Just a quick aside on living in a caravan - we did that one winter, just as I was also starting at a new school. And it wasn't anything as glamorous as some of the really nice cabins in a trailer park. No, this was a 5 berth caravan (two of those berths were the kitchen table during the day) parked beside my eldest sister's house. Living in the van were my parents (they scored the double bed in the nose of the van) my younger sister (who got the kitchen table/double bed) and me. I can't remember much about my bed except that it was a narrow single stashed somewhere in the side of the van. Every morning at 5 am the alarm clock would go off, to get my sister out of bed. There would be various crashes and bangs as she turned her bed back into a kitchen table, more squelchy sounds as she pumped some water into the kitchen sink, various rocks and rollings as she walked the length of the van to get her clothes and get dressed. We used the bathroom in my sister's house and had all our possessions in a tent annexe outside that was not secured. I do not recommend it, but we did it while our house was being built. It was really cold through winter and it was difficult doing my homework in the caravan when my sister wanted to turn the kitchen table back into a bed, because she had to be up early to catch the 6 am train to go into the heart of Sydney to get to work. It was difficult, but there was no stigma. Everyone knew how we lived because the school bus went right past the gate, the caravan was there for everyone to see. There were things about living like that which I hated, especially being cramped and always getting woken up by my sister every morning, yet being yelled at for having my eyes open while she was getting dressed! If your caravan is going to be bigger than this - I am very happy for you all. From what you say, once she gets over the "trailer park" thing, she should be very happy. Because by crikey, it could be a lot worse! AND you're going into summer, and a caravan park is a really fun place to be during summer. Lots of people on holidays moving through, plenty of company, always having interesting people to spend time with. It will be like going on holidays without having to leave home! Good luck helping her come to terms with this. Hopefully she'll get over herself soon. Meanwhile, look after you. Marg [/QUOTE]
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