LIVING off the grid isn't for everyone, but one woman said she couldn't be happier with her decision. Her family, on the other hand, proved less than understanding of her unconventional home and lifestyle. Redditor YakEuphoric1189 shared the family drama in a viral post.
"I’ve been off the grid for four months now. Last month, I opened up to my twin sister about it (who I trust deeply)," she said. "We just turned 27, and she has a similar mindset about escaping the system but is not yet ready to take the jump.
" Though her twin sister empathized with her, other family members were not as kind towards her decision. "Recently, one of my other sisters gossiped that she thinks I’m 'homeless,'" she said. "Now all of my family keep contacting me in a concerned type of manner, thinking they’re helping.
" She explained that the backward situation has only caused her problems. "Little do they know, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, and their reaching out is only making me stressed," she said. "I don’t need their negative/different views of the world trying to pull my back into the system.
"Those who have had a similar situation, what do you suggest?" Many who'd been in similar predicaments going off the grid shared their advice. One person provided a word-for-word response to give to her concerned family. "My lifestyle isn't for everyone, and their lifestyle isn't for me.
If you're genuinely concerned or interested [in] me and my life, let's plan a visit," they said. "When pe.
