Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
"Being responsible for others… it’s kind of in my nature. My mom was gone a lot. I pretty much raised my younger siblings. My mom always says, “You had to grow up very quickly,” and I always tell her, “It’s okay, Mom. It’s made me who I am.”
I’ve been a caretaker here for 19 years. Every time we have a disaster, my job is to report what’s happening with our cabins. This year we’ve had this storm. Things got crazy. It was definitely a flood situation. Redwoods down everywhere. The road turned into a river. I mean it looked like a warzone. I had been checking all the other cabins that I’m responsible for and I hadn’t even checked my own place. Fifty percent of my house had water going underneath it.
It’s been a life lesson for me: that I need to be good to myself. I love the responsibility, but sometimes I’m just like, ‘Okay, I’m done.’
So now, here I am, 25 years later, I’m selling as much as I can - gonna just take suitcases - I’m gonna go on this whole big adventure abroad.
I’m ready. I’m ready. It’s time in my life just to make that big leap." -- Laura B., #LivesofWomen
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"Being responsible for others… it’s kind of in my nature. My mom was gone a lot. I pretty much raised my younger siblings. My mom always says, “You had to grow up very quickly,” and I always tell her, “It’s okay, Mom. It’s made me who I am.”
I’ve been a caretaker here for 19 years. Every time we have a disaster, my job is to report what’s happening with our cabins. This year we’ve had this storm. Things got crazy. It was definitely a flood situation. Redwoods down everywhere. The road turned into a river. I mean it looked like a warzone. I had been checking all the other cabins that I’m responsible for and I hadn’t even checked my own place. Fifty percent of my house had water going underneath it.
It’s been a life lesson for me: that I need to be good to myself. I love the responsibility, but sometimes I’m just like, ‘Okay, I’m done.’
So now, here I am, 25 years later, I’m selling as much as I can - gonna just take suitcases - I’m gonna go on this whole big adventure abroad.
I’m ready. I’m ready. It’s time in my life just to make that big leap." -- Laura B., #LivesofWomen
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