Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: senior vs. multigen

[Nancy Csuti (nancycsuti]

I've been on several wait lists for coho that I am interested in, and just this 
year turned 60.  Not all seniors object to children or want to live apart from 
families.  The whole reason I have been interested in coho is the 
multigenerational aspect.  I've lived all over the world in various multi gen 
situations and loved it. I've been looking for it in the USA, and love the ones 
I have visited in the areas of the county that I am interested in. So, before 
there are wings for seniors and wings for families, please consider some people 
actually like living in children-generated chaos.  

Nancy in CO. 

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> On Feb 26, 2017, at 11:02 AM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] 
> sharonvillines.com> wrote:
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>> On Feb 26, 2017, at 12:39 PM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] 
>> sharonvillines.com> wrote:
>> I would suggest that the greatest source of conflict would be in the CH — 
>> meals with children running rampant, sometimes happily, sometimes fighting. 
>> Parents ignoring the behavior because (1) they are used to it and/or (2) 
>> they welcome the chance to spend time with other adults, not supervising the 
>> kids.
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> And seniors leaving because they can’t hear and/or disapprove of the children 
> being allowed to exhibit outdoor behaviors indoors. Once the seniors leave 
> the population is under 50 which is as narrow as only over 50.
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>> Our experience is that people don’t move. The only household that has moved 
>> is a one that moved from a rental to a two bedroom and after having 2 
>> children, moved to a 4 bedroom and rented out the fourth for income.
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> A single also moved from a 2 bedroom to a 3 bedroom with a basement when she 
> married a man with 2 teenaged daughters who visited often.
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> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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