Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The problem with background checks

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

The process in cohousing is that people self-select. The minute you get into
"choosing" residents you are in far over your head. It becomes so complex
you won't be able to focus on getting built.

According to "police detectives I have known" --how's that for a source! --
people who are up to no good are not interested in communities where their
activities will be so obvious to all and are not interested in processes
that take so long. They are generally impulsive and interested in short
term, quick fix solutions to life. Cohousing is not that -- if any
generalization can be made about cohousing that is one of them!

We have a ten-year old who can tell you, for example, who stays over night
with whom how often. As Rob once posted (I think) all the four year olds can
tell you where the cookie jars are kept and who is likely to share their
cookies and if they have cookies you would even want.

It's just too hard to hide in cohousing. Worry about your sump pumps and
your time will be much better spent.

(However, if you find a list of people who habitually cut other people off
mid-sentence, that may be worth checking.)

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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