Re: Mainstream Appeal | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Fred H Olson WB0YQM (fholsonmaroon.tc.umn.edu) | |
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 14:50:41 -0500 |
KARP [at] XMISSION.XMISSION.COM is the author of the message below but due to a listserv problem it was posted by the COHOUSING-L sysop (Fred). **************** FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS ********************* >I have been reading this thread with great interest. I have lurked here for >several months and, as a result, decided that cohousing has less appeal for >me than it did originally. Recently, I abandoned a new cohousing group (to my >surprise as I thought that I was totally committed to cohousing). I would >like to be a part of a community and have lived in community in years past. >The main obstacle for me is that the cohousing experience (and community) I >have to present is populated to some extent by a few people who have some >major control needs. > >I currently live in a condominium with pretty standard rules and regulations, >mainly rules that ask each resident to respect his/her neighbor. > >>From my experience with community I have made a couple of assumptions, > >1. That many people who want the community experience grew up in >dysfunctional families and keep looking to create another family for >themselves (I include myself in this group) > >and, > >2. if community is created without people dealing with their 'stuff' the >dysfunctional family is recreated. > >I have not ruled coho out completely and will continue to read your >experiences with interest. > >Sage McKenzie (TXSage [at] aol.com) >Austin, TX > Thank you for bringing up what was bugging me about this whole thread. I couldn't quantify or verbalize it but you've made it quite clear. I also include myself in your dysfunctional family group. I now understand why I have been saying to myself "there is NO WAY I would blah blah etc adnauseum" when I hear opinions that are opposed to my own. Thank you for your lucidity. Peace. Karp
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Mainstream Appeal Mac Thomson, October 14 1995
- Re: Mainstream Appeal TXSage, October 17 1995
- Re: Mainstream Appeal Fred H Olson WB0YQM, October 18 1995
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