Cohousing-L Mailing List: personalities within cohousing communiti

[George Krasle (gskrasle]

Sharon:

"I can't imagine a pessimist lasting more than a week in a cohousing
group. Either the pessimist would leave or the group would fold...As for the 
person who is needy, they quickly learn that a cohousing group
can be supportive in emergencies and times of temporary stress but everyone 
is expected to pull at least most of their weight."

I couldn't agree more. I was denied permission to do the work, spend my 
money or otherwise participate in the jobs that were nearest and dearest to 
my heart, the very things that I wanted to live elsewhere than an apartment 
for, that I had thirty years' experience in. 'Makes for a LOT of pessimism. 
And not being allowed to work on the things for which I had the most 
experience and enthusiasm, or those that I am seriously concerned should be 
done conscientiously makes it hard to get enthusiastic about pot-washing 
assignments. I had, in several cases, offered to pay to have the work done, 
or to buy better than the otherwise intended materials. I am very concerned 
about the solder in the mess-hall that my friend, a plumber, said was 
lead-based, that he offered to replace at cost, and that I offered to pay 
for. My children eat there.

George

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