Re: Re: Private vs Community Issues (Abuse, Alcoholism, etc.) | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 14:36:29 -0600 (MDT) |
on 8/5/2002 2:28 PM, Becky Schaller at bschaller [at] theriver.com wrote: > Our community is now in the process of also trying to get some ideas > about how to respond when serious issues such as alcoholism or abuse might > come up in the community. Dealing with hypothetical situations will consume infinite numbers of hours. Each situation is different and can't be anticipated. What is important is to understand each others' values and tolerances to the extent that each understands them at this point. No matter how much time you spend, you will not be able to anticipate any or all of the situations that will arise. And all of you will discover tolerances and intolerances you didn't know you had. And these will also change. You can't tie down the future. Having said that, hypotheticals are different from situations you can see coming. Person A has already told you she is worried that commonhouse meals will not include vegetarian options because she is the only vegetarian in the group. Even though you don't have a commonhouse yet, much less meals, this situation is affecting a current member and the group could profit from discussing the issue. If you don¹t have any alcoholics, the discussion will only go in "what if" circles, forever. Perpetual motion is defined as "What If...." Sharon -- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
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Private vs Community Issues (Abuse, Alcoholism, etc.) S. Fradenburgh & J. Taylor, May 31 1999
- RE: Private vs Community Issues (Abuse, Alcoholism, etc.) Rob Sandelin, June 1 1999
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Re: Private vs Community Issues (Abuse, Alcoholism, etc.) Becky Schaller, August 5 2002
- Re: Re: Private vs Community Issues (Abuse, Alcoholism, etc.) Sharon Villines, August 5 2002
- RE: Re: Private vs Community Issues (Abuse, Alcoholism, etc.) Rob Sandelin, August 8 2002
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