Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Giving or Taking

[Sheila Braun (sheila.braun]

You summarized:

<<I'm really not asking for advice about whether the community should be
paying for child care.  What I'm asking for is people's advice or experience
in being willing to give someone something until they demand that you give
that same thing to them. >>

What an interesting issue. Thanks for bringing it up. I don't agree with
your dichotomy, though. If the community "should" pay for child care, then
those without children "should" be willing to give the money to do it, as a
duty, not as a gift. If the community "shouldn't" pay for child care, then
those with children "shouldn't" expect it, and those without children
"should" expect some gratitude. Your summary already assumes that the
community isn't required to pay for childcare. It would seem to me that's
the first issue to settle.

Sheila
Champlain Valley Cohousing
We have sketch plan approval!
www.champlainvalleycohousing.org






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