Mother-of-three who moved from ‘conservative Michigan suburb’ to Argentina’s most ‘hippie’ town opens up about her VERY rural lifestyle – and reveals how her kids having access to drugs and alcohol from as young as FOUR has made them ‘more responsible’
- Cathy Brown packed up her things and her three kids, Ava, Stella and Noah, in 2009, and moved from conservative Michigan to a hippie town in Argentina
- Cathy relocated when her kids were young, with Ava, her oldest, at eight-years-old, Stella, at six-years-old, and Noah, her youngest, at just four
- The mom-of-three moved from Ada, Michigan to Patagonian pueblo, El Bolsón, and on the first day they arrived, her children explored the cypress forest
- However, Cathy was left stunned when her daughter Stella came home with a large marijuana plant, which was a welcome gift from their neighbor
- Cathy was petrified at how easily accessible drugs were to her children at first, but soon became thankful since she says it has taught them to be ‘responsible’
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A mom-of-three who moved from one of the most ‘conservative’ suburbs in Michigan to a hippie town in Argentina has revealed that her kids had easy access to drugs and alcohol from a young age – which she said made them more ‘responsible.’
Cathy Brown packed up her things and her three kids, Ava, Stella and Noah, in 2009 and relocated from conservative Ada, Michigan, to hippie town Patagonian pueblo, El Bolsón.
The mom-of-three moved when her kids were young, with Ava, her oldest, being just eight-years-old, Stella, at age six, and Noah, her youngest, at four-years-old.
Cathy Brown packed up her things and her three kids, Ava, Stella and Noah in 2009 and moved from conservative Ada, Michigan to hippie town Patagonian pueblo, El Bolsón
The mom-of-three organized their new life, while daughter Stella (pictured right), who was just six-year-old at the time, explored the cypress forest and came back with a marijuana plant
Although Cath was petrified at how easily her children could access drugs, she soon became thankful because it taught them to be more ‘responsible’
As soon as the family-of-four settled into their rural lifestyle, Cathy let her kids explore the cypress forest while she organized their rustic cabin.
Shortly after, Stella, who was six-years-old at the time, raced home excited to share with her mom what she had found.
Stella carried a ‘huge handful of fully in-flower branches from what seemed to be quite the monstrous marijuana plant.’
Although Cathy panicked that her six-year-old had walked into a drug-cartel, Stella eased her mind and told her they were a welcome gift from their neighbor and added: ‘Don’t they smell wonderful, Momma? And look how they sparkle.’
Cathy hadn’t prepared for the kind of lifestyle Argentina would bring her and her kids – explaining that she came from a town of ‘proper soccer moms’ who didn’t have weed bouquets on display in their homes.
Cathy assumed it would be an isolated instance, until a few months later when she met her with children’s elementary school teachers and noticed they were ‘casually blissed out on acid.’
The full reality of their new life hit the mom-of-three and she quickly realized that any parenting books she had read couldn’t have prepared her to raise her children in Argentina’s ‘most hippie’ town.
Although her kids had access to drugs and alcohol from a young age, Cathy didn’t mind, explaining that it was a ‘gift’ for her children to grow up around drugs.
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Her daughter Stella, now 20, revealed just how accessible the illicit substances were during a recent interview with Insider.
‘Weed was just grown in the garden next to carrots, and if I ever decided to try shrooms, I knew I just had to ask one of the local doctors who grew them,’ she said.
And because Stella could get any drugs easily, she said there was ‘no rush to try anything.’
Cathy didn’t mind that her children had access to every drug and alcohol, she added that it was a ‘gift’ for her children to grow up around drugs
Stella, now, 20,(pictured above) said that because of how easily she could get drugs, she was never in any ‘rush’ to try anything
While Cathy had always envisioned herself as a minivan-driving suburban mom, she noted that she was ‘thankful’ to have raised her children in such a ‘hippie’ town
The accessibility of drugs ironically helped ease Cathy’s mind because when she was their age, she recalled sneaking around and ‘refilling’ vodka bottles with water.
She knew that in Argentina any of her kids could walk into any grocery store and walk out with alcohol, no matter the time.
The mom-of-three added that since wine is usually accompanied by a meal in Argentina, her kids learned to associate alcohol with ‘what it can bring to a meal,’ instead of ‘getting black-out, frat party drunk.’
And because the town was so small, Cathy always had her eyes on her children.
She said: ‘Every waiter, every bus and taxi driver, and everyone on the streets knew them and would report back to me with what they were up to and with whom; we were a supportive village raising children together.’
Because of this, Cathy said her children had never snuck around and were always straightforward with her.
When Stella was 16 she wanted to try ‘magic mushrooms’ and informed her mother of the dosage she’d take, whom she got them from, and where she’d take them – and promised to keep her phone with her in case anything happened.
Cathy felt comfortable with her Stella taking the ‘magic mushrooms’ because she said she’d rather have her children experience ‘conscientious exploration.’
And while Cathy had always envisioned herself as a minivan-driving suburban mom, she noted that she was ‘thankful’ to have raised her children in such a ‘hippie’ town.
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