Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Fifty Plus Cohousing + ?

[Sara A. (mabonwy]

At 12:28 PM 2/17/03 -0800, you wrote:
>  I'm willing to say why I want a 50+ community.    I prefer 
> adults.   Having been a part of groups which planned the accomplishment 
> of shared tasks and group activities with children (toddlers to teens) as 
> an integral part, I simply disliked the chaos.

In other words, yes, it IS aimed at excluding children.

And no matter what kind of face you try to put on it, it is 
discriminatory.   I personally would prefer not to have to go to the 
trouble and expense of having to accommodate for people with disabilities, 
when I already have an extremely tight budget and anything extra seems like 
too much.  But I understand that being inclusive is a principle of 
cohousing, moreover a principle that I myself believe in, so I'm willing to 
make the extra effort.   Children are human beings with rights, not mere 
annoyances.

Sara


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