Nomadic Childhood: Recollections of a 70's Family Odyssey

Jeanette wall a young girl with 3 siblings, 2 sisters and a brother an alcoholic father that was a malicious and her mom is struggling to be an artist. They never really settled down to a permanent home and were always on the road. The traveled to extraordinary towns, Jeanette loved it and was a very adventurous child at heart. Where she wrote this book it is based in the 70’s and lots of towns and families are struggling. Jeanette didn't see moving from town to town as a struggle, it was a never ending adventure with her parents and her siblings that were also her best friend. They didn't have a lot of money most of the time and struggled to make ends meet most of the time Most kids today don't think much of coming home to a fridge full of food and cupboards filled with snacks. For these kids having food in the fridge was an extraordinary treat for the.. Their father had trouble keeping a job and when he got fired and odd jobs fell through, he solve his problems at the bar. That didn't help his family save money

Jeanette was extremely cultivating. Jeanette was her father's preeminent child, she felt like she had an extraordinary bond with him and they got along great. Just as any other girl though, Jeanette was going through the stage where the boys started to like her, but she didn't have “those” feelings for them. When a boy Billy took advantage of her, she didn't tell anyone because she was scared of what her family would think and do to this boy. It didn't happen often where she would meet a boy because they were always moving around so much. Jeanette didn't think anything of being poor, her family was the local pariah. Her parents being to tell lies and stories so it wouldn't seem that bad, but even if she knew the truth she would have been alright. As he started to mature she started to see gaps the stories her parents would tell her but still went along with