On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we talk about the lessons we have learned as parents while preparing to set sail. Apparently, kids don't need nearly as much as we thought. After three months of living in a boatyard with no running water, no working toilets aboard, and a 16-foot ladder between us and a bathroom, our kids are somehow happier than ever. We talk about trading possessions for experiences, watching our children turn old boat parts into toys, and the realization that the things we put so much emphasis on just might not matter
As our world has gotten smaller, we have grown closer in ways we didn't anticipate. We talk about parenting, discipline, routines, keeping our word, and why the time we spend with our kids matters more than all the things we work so hard to give them. We also get into raising Ren, finding the balance between structure and freedom, and learning to let our children become their own people. Somewhere along the way, we realized the adventure we thought began when we sailed south happened long before we left the dock.