bringing your imidiate family to meet your extended family?

HI, my8 name is Eden, and I will deffinately be at the national in colorado this year. What's weighing on my mi nd is that my mother and IO recently sort of rediscovered eachother and made a family for us again. We do everything together and I dont' hide anything from her anymore. Now she would like to come wiht me to the gathering, and I want her to come but I'm concerned because we've never been, either of us. We are going with someone who has been to more than one, but my big question is, for s omeone who has never been exposed to psycodelics or been to a gathering of that many non members, what can I do to make sure that my mom will be comfortable and have a good time? I know that both of us will be seeinga lot of new things for the first time and I just want to ensure that it will be a pleasent experience for her. My mom has done a lot for me, not counting creating me by magic, and I want our first trip to something like a gathering or a festival to be a throroughly enjoyable one. what can I do???

 

sister,, im sure drummin mamma is gonna move this thread to rainbow family forum..

where i know youll get lotsa input..

just tellin ya so ya wont get upset or wonder why..

luv n lite..

 

don't worry, we'll dose her up while she ain't lookin as to eliminate that awkward worrying pre-phase :X

 

dosing people when they don't want it isn't always a great thing at the california national i was dosed on the 4th and it wasn't a pleasant experience it pretty much ruined my whole 4th so please be careful in that area

 

i figger so long as someone has an open mind n it dont much matter who ya are or your background,,, that anational gathering would be an awesome place form ost folks,,, Granted one should probably enjoy camping life atleast,,,,,, but there is so much stuff to do n see n drugs aint got a while lot to do with any of it.... There are so many different kinds of folks around that there is a place for everyone n if someone doesnt see that for themself then they are one very closed minded individual...

only advice is dont take shit if ya dont know what yer taking,,, n take some ramen noodles or something for when there is absolutely nothing that resembles a food product around ... or when ya just feel like chillin out with mom( or mom need to just chill a bit) a bit at the site
as far as a festy ,,, i cant answer anything,,, aint never done that before

 

dosing people who do not want it is not cool at all and sometimes can make for a bad trip. I say go and take your ma to a gathering and enjoy the people that you meet,if both are comfy being dosed then go for it it will be an enlightning experiance,Ive also heard some bad things about some stuff called DOI, DOA "the alfabet soup" drugs STAY AWAY some true fam fluff would be nice

 

was kidding!!

 

20years ago i couldnt have imagined taking my mother to national,,,, now tho ,,,, lookin back n growing up,,,, i realize what a rainbowfriggin hippie she was,,,,, she just died before she figgered it out.. too bad kinda,, i would drag her along now iffin she was still kickin,,,... now my father roflmao..... ohhh hell no ,,,,,


meebe a nat,,, to have the biggest show available?

 

Well, my mom has always been open minded. I was the onl y one in my small town witha lesbian mom, and I really thank god that she was different even tho it caused her stress back then. She taught me to be open minded and accepting. she'll dig camping I know, so if the big concern is if she will be open minded and into good music n stuff well then I think we'll be fine. um, also about why colorado, well that's the one that I know where it is. If there are regionals or something please let me know and I"ll be there..I've been in cali for a while but I am getting back out on the road as soon as the weather warms up, and I want to go home yesterday, so where is it happening?

 

all the rainbow gathering is is good people gettin together for a good time. anyone going to have a good time will find one. anyone going to cast judgements won't!! lol

 

A rainbow gathering is safer than most cities, but there are probably safer camps at Rainbow than others. Technically speaking I wouldn't arrive real early or right on the 3rd or 4th of July. Too early and there be wingnuts; and agro setting up and settling in issues. Too late and the parking scene is crazy. So maybe a weekday in late June. Arrive early in the morning if possible, to mimimize "traffic" hassles, and then most people will be pretty mellow or asleep. So hopefully you'll be able to skip past A-camp quickly, tho even they are pretty cool/hungover in the morning. So then hopefully you won't have to walk too far or take a crowded shuttle, but still we may be talking a couple mile walk with a backpack, but you can stop a lot, and people will help if you ask. So then just walk around till something looks kind or head to INFO and ask them for suggestions, they also have a map posted. Frankly it is just better to talk to anybody who looks nice, sisters are naturally going to be more in tune with you and mom. I think the nicest camps are the Krishna camps, either Haribol which is very lowkey or Simply Wonderful which is a big operation with lots of space to hang-out, or else Kiddie village or Yoga camp which is the most interesting i think, with actual scheduled "classes" and all. The various Jesus camps are totally safe of course, but they have at least a slight recruitment vibe going on. I really think there is very little chance of getting dosed.

 

I know that if it's anything like a fast forwarded version of meeting strangers on the road then I wil know the kind of faces to look for. I'm going to write down the names of the camps that you suggested, and I think that's a really good place to start in my efforts to make sure mom is comfortable.
We were thinking we'd bring a big parachute..cargo chute and turn it into a giant TP with rugs n stuff inside. would there be room for something like that. If You can park a couple of cars under a tent like that but what I really had in mind was just extra floor space for whatever needs may arise. Is there room for stuff like that? I knwot he idea is a solid one because i've done it before.

is there anyway to send this pag e to mom?

 

I'll tel you they will love your mom over at fairy camp. Fairy Camp is full of beautiful vibrant people, most of whom would stand out fantasticaly and would be ostracized in babylon. They are family-loving fairies though, and I always feel very safe there. Every year they have either a phallic or oh, crap, what's the word for vagina-shaped boogie pit. I don't really know what happens there after dark, so don't know if it's a place where you can sleep soundly, but duringthe day it is superkind.

 

Generally, speaking it is best to go light, with just your personal backpacking/camping gear. There will probably be more than enough kitchens, camps and tarps, already set up. The best thing, i think, is to help out with the scene already going on. So bring your parachute along, and maybe string it over the top of one or two vehicles in the parking/lot for a quick sun/rain/privacy shelter if you like (or leave it in the trunk). Then walk to the main gathering and see if another shelter is really needed/wanted. Parachute tents are rare at rainbow, i saw one in utah and it blew around alot, thats what parachutes do, catch a lot of wind. They are compact and light but they need a lot of support and heavy tie downs. At burningman there are parachute tents, but then that is car camping and the heavy poles and stakes are right there, and you really need the shade.

 

ok, I just can't wait to get there. I just can't wait to suck up the good vibes.

 

yes! just be on your guard

 

look i ain't never been to one but have heard the stories you know and viewed the scene at concerts for the past 8 years and it seems the harmonic vibe has been steadily on the decrease ! lot's of stealing and unharmonious drug use (microdot/heroin/pills of all different sorts/crack) replacing the lsd and earth mindset and the ever strangulating laws of society trickling through with just insane laws to irradicate the "hippies" or beautiful people.
so there is still a scene at least, and that is whats important! jusst don't wear any rose-tinty glasses

 

actually my mom is tougher than me. she's just a peaceful spirit that doesn't like to tap into da dark side. I think that the krishna or haribol camp might be good for us if it's lowkey. Also fairy camp sounds awsome, that's what mom was for halloween. a blue fairy. lol so we'll keep that in mind.