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<blockquote data-quote="ElderNerd" data-source="post: 761650" data-attributes="member: 28699"><p>Thanks for the tip about ID, Nomad--it's been a LONG time since I've been part of online communities, and I'm rusty. Will do.</p><p></p><p>"BLM land" is shorthand for public lands held out in the West, by the Bureau of Land Management. </p><p></p><p>Her situation is close to what you saw with the movie Nomadland: she's lived in a travel trailer for many years in the Desert Southwest. Folks "boondock" out there, without services, in small vans or campers. Short term camping is permitted, but this kind of long-term stay is not. So far, she hasn't attracted the attention of the relevant authorities--and even if she did, her camper is now frozen in to the axles, she tells me. </p><p></p><p>Let me reassure you that we are doing what we can, where we are. All her parents, along with some close friends, communicate as a group, so I have backup from other concerned adults. Her dad has done what he can to speak with social workers and caregivers, her friends have pitched in with various rescues over the past few months, and she has appropriate contacts with social services.</p><p></p><p>She simply WANTS to live in the wilderness. Has for a lifetime. Dislikes human society, wants to be out there. And she's refused to get a job or otherwise choose an alternate housing situation.</p><p></p><p>It's the classic dilemma. She's not incompetent, strictly speaking. She's highly intelligent, and has her own ideas about her situation and her own view of her mental health. It's taken years to get her to the point of accepting treatment, and only hitting a very hard bottom has gotten her there--but even being treated, she simply does not want to be part of society. </p><p></p><p>My job as Mom: Don't Enable. But it's scary as can be right now, as she is running so many risks. Thanks for the safe place to hash it out!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElderNerd, post: 761650, member: 28699"] Thanks for the tip about ID, Nomad--it's been a LONG time since I've been part of online communities, and I'm rusty. Will do. "BLM land" is shorthand for public lands held out in the West, by the Bureau of Land Management. Her situation is close to what you saw with the movie Nomadland: she's lived in a travel trailer for many years in the Desert Southwest. Folks "boondock" out there, without services, in small vans or campers. Short term camping is permitted, but this kind of long-term stay is not. So far, she hasn't attracted the attention of the relevant authorities--and even if she did, her camper is now frozen in to the axles, she tells me. Let me reassure you that we are doing what we can, where we are. All her parents, along with some close friends, communicate as a group, so I have backup from other concerned adults. Her dad has done what he can to speak with social workers and caregivers, her friends have pitched in with various rescues over the past few months, and she has appropriate contacts with social services. She simply WANTS to live in the wilderness. Has for a lifetime. Dislikes human society, wants to be out there. And she's refused to get a job or otherwise choose an alternate housing situation. It's the classic dilemma. She's not incompetent, strictly speaking. She's highly intelligent, and has her own ideas about her situation and her own view of her mental health. It's taken years to get her to the point of accepting treatment, and only hitting a very hard bottom has gotten her there--but even being treated, she simply does not want to be part of society. My job as Mom: Don't Enable. But it's scary as can be right now, as she is running so many risks. Thanks for the safe place to hash it out! [/QUOTE]
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