Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: common house meals

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

Eating together is one of the few things that cohousers do together on a 
very regular basis. Breaking bread is central to any social group: churches,
families, etc. It is the foundation of so many events, and it's necessary
for life. Cooking the meals is something that has to be done several times a
week. Landscaping, maintenance, and bookkeeping, while necessary, are very
different qualitatively and quantitatively.

I just cooked tonight, so I'm too tired to be much more eloquent than that.
;)
--
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California

tamgoddess [at] home.com
http://members.home.net/southsideparkcohousing



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> I have been following this discussion with interest, especially regarding
> mandatory participation.  I don't understand why it causes resentment if
> some people eat but don't cook.  Isn't this the same for landscaping and
> other community task that are done by a subgroup for the benefit of all
> members?  If I am on the landscape committee, the labor I do is for the
> enjoyment of the entire community.  What is it about the food thing that
> gives rise to the resentment?
>
> Eileen McCourt
> emccourt [at] minspring.com
> Oak Creek Commons Cohousing
> Paso Robles, CA
> A work in progress....
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