Faye and Mathew are parents of five children and work on their own in a mortgage business. When their last two twin children were born, they realized that the amount and quality of time they could spend was virtually non-existent and that It led them to make a risky and groundbreaking decision.
They have decided to sell their house in Lincoln, United Kingdom and embark on the adventure of traveling the world all seven together. Your children will not go to school or carry their toys. They will only have each other to enjoy their particular journey that, in principle, will last approximately two years.
"Mother of five children"
This is the title of the blog of Faye, a 33-year-old British woman who tells her adventure as the mother of five children, two of them twins who were born ten months ago, and how they have decided to undertake the adventure of their lives.
Fayen and Mathew's life was apparently perfect. Often, Fayen published in her Instagram account (followed by more than 38,000 people) pieces of her day-to-day life, her beautiful single-family home and the moments she shared with her children and her husband.
A shared post by Faye Gooding (@mother_of_five_boys) on Oct 22, 2017 at 9:44 PDT
But the marriage did not end up being comfortable with their lives. Both worked piece by piece in two own companies and they felt that the maelstrom of their daily lives and their obligations was distancing them from their children. This is explained by Faye in the first post of his blog:
"Judah, my 7-year-old son, told me one day that he missed me. He told me that he was always taking care of the twins, that I no longer had time to read him stories before bed and that although Dad was in charge of doing so, nothing was the same thing. ”Ralph, my nine-year-old son, was not as upset as his brother and although he told me that he loved the twins very much he wondered When could I spend time alone with him? My heart sank. "
In statements to the Daily Mail, Faye confesses:
"Getting pregnant with the twins was a shock. Instead of enjoying and spending time with the children, I found myself cleaning the house all day. The elders were at school and I thought I hardly saw them."
"I told Matt everything I was feeling. He agreed with me that our lives revolved around material things: we both worked to pay the mortgage and stay in our materially perfect world "
Therefore, they decided to make a decision that would completely change their lives, which would take them away from material things and lead them to enjoy free time with the family they had formed.
A shared post by Faye Gooding (@mother_of_five_boys) on Dec 26, 2017 at 12:01 PST
And that's how they sold one of their two companies, hired a manager to take care of the other and put their house up for sale. While they found a buyer, they decided to take their children out of school and take care of their education at home, while preparing a great trip around the world to undertake at the time they had sold their home.
"We want to travel and experience as much as we can, making memories together every day while the children are young (...) Although this is only the beginning of our trip, I could not be more excited about the adventure that lies ahead "- Fayen explained in a post published last August in his blog.
And the moment arrived. The couple has managed to sell their house and hope to start their great trip shortly. In addition to housing, they have also decided to get rid of all their possessions: car, clothes, furniture ... They have only left a box with the favorite toys of their children that they will keep in the grandmother's house and a backpack for everyone with the essentials for your trip
"Selling our house, which we have completely renovated recently, has been sad. But getting rid of so many possessions has also been liberating"
"People often ask me if I am not worried that children do not go to school and do not have a normal life. Every day I question my decisions for them and I wonder if I am doing the right thing. We all want the best for our children and we hope to make the right decisions for them and for the whole family. "
"Matt and I have talked a lot and hWe have concluded that for us, as a family, it works and we are very excited to embark on this new adventure together "- he confesses in his blog.
"We don't know what will happen, but we do we know that if we didn't do this, we would always regret it"- Faye points to the Daily Mail.
A shared publication of Faye Gooding (@mother_of_five_boys) on Jan 8, 2018 at 9:50 PST
In a few weeks, This great family will begin their journey to Sweden and southern Europe. From that moment, they will be planning their route on the fly and attending to the requests of their children who are sure that they will learn more than ever with experience.
For the moment, the family does not have a planned agenda or return date. They estimate that the duration of their trip will be approximately two years, and they hope to visit Japan, Thailand and America, among many other destinations. But they have decided not to set goals or limits and see how events unfold.
Faye encourages people to continue their adventure through the blog and his Instagram account, from where he will publish photographs of his trips and routes and recommended sites for families with children.
You would do it?
I confess that a healthy envy has invaded me by reading the history of this family. Having the courage to abandon material possessions and focus only on enjoying what you most want in life, must be something incredible and liberating.
Personally, and at some point of "madness" and "no more power", it has also occurred to me to do something like that, but deep down, and Because of my conservative mind, I know it is a utopia and a dream that I will never make come true.
Because there is no doubt that Taking this step should not be an easy decision. Selling your house and your possessions, leaving your job, taking your children out of school and going to educate them yourself, and embarking on the adventure of going around the world with five young children seems to me, at least, very complicated.
No wonder Faye admits to having doubts, especially when the environment comments, criticizes and asks questions that are not easy to answer. But it must be wonderful to be able say goodbye to everything that does not fill you and dedicate your time and energy to be happy next to yours. Don't you think?
Marriage expects their children to enjoy the experience and learn from it, and personally I think it will be. It is true that they will not go to school, and they may not learn many of the things taught there. But instead they will learn languages, culture and customs of other countries, art, geography, economy ... and the real value that things have.
Does it sound too utopian or do you really want to live this adventure?
Photos via @motheroffive_boys
Via Mother of five boys, Daily Mail
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