I’m a mum of two & live in a tent – I drink my own urine, never wear shoes & people call me crazy but my life is cheap
A WOMAN has revealed that she much prefers living in a tent with her two children than struggle with rent.
Lucy Aura has an unconventional way of life but wouldn’t have it any other way.
Mum to seven-year-old Alana and five-year-old Asa, Lucy loves the freedom of living in a tent in the forest despite people calling her ‘crazy’.
Speaking to Truly the mum revealed that Alana goes to nature school while Asa is home-schooled and much prefer their stripped back lifestyle to living in a tiny apartment.
The Australian woman also participates in unconventional therapy which involves drinking her own urine as well as using it topically to treat skin conditions.
“There should be no part of us that disgusts us,” she added.
“I like drinking my own urine,” she says as she reveals it is a ‘self love’ practice.
Lucy also revealed she tries to avoid doctors unless there’s a serious medical reason, preferring to focus on holistic medicines.
The trio also have ditched shoes and now prefer to walk around barefoot, unless it’s too muddy to avoid infections.
She admits that people have criticised her parenting style calling her ‘crazy’ ‘mad’ and ‘extreme’.
Lucy revealed they started living in a ten because of the rental crisis taking over Australia, and didn’t want to be cramped into a small unit so decided to save her money and live amongst nature.
At the time she was also working as a marine biologist but it wasn’t making her happy as she didn’t have the time to spend with her children.
While most of us would hate living in a tent full-time, Lucy says it has it’s perks.
“I don’t have lots and lots of rooms to clean, I used to live in a four bedroom house with a swimming pool,” she explained.
“I used to spend so much time sweeping leaves out of the swimming pool.”
Everything Lucy owns fits into the tent and she loves the freedom of not having tonnes of items.
But sharing her life online has attracted a negative response.
“I had lots of people saying it’s crazy, mad, saying that it’s really extreme,” she added.
But Lucy said she felt it was from their own fear of choosing a different lifestyle.
As for comments telling Lucy she is a bad mum for living in a tent with her children, she revealed they’re just projecting their own fears onto her.
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