Team driving with a child on the truck?

You want to make more money for the kid while also providing a proper up-bringing? If you're a stay-at-home mom, get a job. If you're working currently at a dead-end job, look at further education to find a better paying job.

Whether people like hearing it or not, even in a recession, the money you make is as much about yourself as it is about the economy.

I'm not going to say you should be giving your child away, but, I will say the truck is NO place to raise a kid, period. A kid coming along every now and again is just fine, a lot of kids probably enjoy doing this, but, you are, by raising your child in a truck, for all intents and purposes shutting that child off from the rest of society. And the biggest problem with this isn't the education, none of us here know whether your would be competent at teaching a child, but, what you are depriving your child of is normal socializing activities.

In general I disagree with home-schooling children. Going to school is as much about learning math, reading, and science as it is about learning how to interact with other people.

I wouldn't home-school a child in the first place, let alone trying to do it in a truck.

And, as other's have mentioned, there are all sorts of practical considerations, like when nature calls, what's she to do? With three people in the truck you'll be making stops every 100 miles for someone to use the head, and that's not a good way to make the miles needed to make a profit.

And trying to do this as an O/O is an even worse idea, in my opinion. Your boyfriend may have the driving experience to go O/O (not sure about the mechanical side, you make no mention of those sorts of things), but, you do not.

I honestly foresee your daughter as being introverted to an extreme degree, while your relationship with this boyfriend of your's ending rather quickly. The stress involved will have you all hating each other within a month. And that's a generous premonition.

 

While I don't think that bringing the 7 year old on the truck is necessarily a good idea, I don't think the judgemental attitudes are helping any. 1. Homeschooling laws differ depending on your state of residence. That's the one on your driver's license. Those are the laws you will need to adhere to. Many states have access to k12 or a similar program. 2. Whatever the child's special needs may be, NONE OF US HERE are qualified to judge her needs. We haven't seen or evaluated her. The mother never mentioned what her issues are. 3. Homeschooling can indeed be (and usually is) superior to public schools. There are many ways of educating children, and homeschooling is the only one that allows us to cater to each individual child's particular needs.

Unless you ahve actually homeschooled your children, and researched all possibilities (of which K12 is only ONE option) then you aren't qualified to tell a mother what she is or is not capable of as far as teaching her child. My own children can usually finish their "full" day of 6 or 7 subjects (depending on child and day) in less than 3 hours. All days are under 4.5 hours. One on one, WHEN needed, makes homeschooling much more time efficient. When the kids were 7 years old, school barely took 2 hours. (FYI, one is in 7th grade, the other is a Senior, fully NCAA qualified for scholarships.)

Now for the other issues. Interpersonal relationships. Well, folks, we don't work in environments with with folks our own ages. We work with people from all ages, races, social backgrounds, and all manner of differences. That being said, and not knowing what the child's challenges are, I can't make any recommendations. My children are absolutely fine in social situations. And they've been homeschooled since Kindergarten. I'm not sure what opportunities are available for a child that is not in one place for very long. Google car-schooling and click schooling. There are families that are traveling the country and homeschooling, allbeit in RVs.

Space. A sleeper cab isn't a lot of space for one or two, never mind 3. Children do need to be able run and play. I don't quite know how you will manage this. I'm sure it is possible, but will require some creative thinking on your part.

Party time for adults. Euphemism, I know. Unless you plan to be celibate, or take your nighttime recreations to the trailer, this will be a problem. We are no longer in the days of one room cabins, and relations in proximity to a minor will be treated harshly. I'm not saying this is wrong, either. Our children are exposed to enough garbage on TV and in movies without us bringing it up close and personal.

I think it isn't the greatest idea, I understand that you want to be with your boyfriend, and you don't want to leave your child behind, but I can't endorse the idea. Homeschooling I can get behind. A week or so on the road, difficult, but do-able. On a more permanent basis, not so much.

I'm not going to comment on the OPs marital status as it is really none of my business. People have all manner of reasons for not getting married, some of them quite compelling. Being a single parent is difficult at best. Non-attendant fathers are (expletives deleted). However, in some cases, it's actually in the best interests of the child.

To the OP: I suggest you think things through a little more. I don't know what your answers are. I just think you need to look at all the ramifications a little closer.

 

I'm just takeing a guess here and may be way off. But it sounds like your worried about your boyfriend cheating on you or leaving you. I can understand that fear. But cooping yourself and your daughter up with him in a small box 24hrs a day is not a good idea.

As has been covered already team driving WILL NOT WORK. The best option I could even suggest to you is. Home school your daughter and plan on spending one week a month on the road and, spend the other three at home with your daughter. Maybe push it to every other week tops.

Just to be clear I don't think it's a good idea, but if your dead set on getting in that truck it's the only way I see possible. Also there are options for home schooling that don't require internet depending on the state you live in.

 

Have you gone out with your boyfriend and spent at least a week on the road? I STRONGLY suggest you do this before you go any further. You need to see what it is like before you invest time and money into this decision. Try to read, write, or type on the computer when the truck is moving. Try it from the seat and while in the bunk.

 

Ok ill take your side, it will be far from a fair life but become a o/o and and buy something with a hollywood sleeper, your daughter will have to ride up front all the time cause if your in tue sleeper you must be on the bottom bunk (law) and your co driver must be in the sleeper to log rest, I'm not sure of your situation but this would never be an option for me,

 

Lol this has failure written all over it, good luck.

 

I'm curious how long she and this guy have been dating? This "plan" doesn't sound very well thought out.

 

Bad idea, lady. Baaaad idea...

Please listen to the dissenters, though it's not what you want to hear and it fills your plan full of holes.
This won't turn out to be the fun roadtrip you're picturing, but trust us... we've lived the life out here, you haven't.

And if you do void our cautions, have fun answering "Mommy, what's a 'lot lizard'"?

 

Treating a child like a piece of luggage or a pet, is just another form of child abuse.