// BBC UK NEWS — CRONACA
We went on holiday with our neighbours and swapped families - it tore us apart
Rachel as a baby with her father Rex and brother Ian - and Rachel today
Rachel Stone was five and her brother Ian was 10 when their mum and dad took them on a caravan holiday to Wales with the family next door.
They spent two fun-filled weeks together - but when they got home, each family split in half and swapped houses.
Rachel and her mother Kay moved in with the neighbour Eddie and his daughter Alison. Eddie's wife Irene and their daughter Dawn moved in with Rachel's dad Rex and her brother Ian.
Rachel tells Dr Sian Williams, host of Radio 4's Life Changing podcast, of the trauma of her family being torn apart, the chaos that unfolded and how she has come to forgive her parents.
Rachel's dad Rex and brother Ian remained in their old home, while she moved in next door with her mother
Rachel and Ian had initially been delighted when a new family moved in next door. "We instantly hit it off, all four of us." They were thrilled to be going on holiday together.
Rachel remembers two caravans parked side-by-side and a trip up Mount Snowdon.
But when it was time to go home, everything was mixed up - people were getting in the wrong cars.
Rachel remembers her mum leaning back from the passenger seat, saying: "'We're going to have a new family. We're going to be living in number eight with Eddie and Alison. Alison's going to be your new sister.