Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: ASSOCIATE MEMBERS IN ADJACENT HOMES

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Aug 4, 2005, at 9:09 PM, Kirk or Esther Mueller wrote:
> on bike or on foot.  It's kind of a capitalist (I own it -- keep out) 
> versus socialist (it belongs to all of us, to share, from our position 
> of plenty) thing.  I don't walk thru the trespassers backyard, why is 
> it OK for them to walk thru mine (a capitalist view).

Sharing means sharing equally. Work as well as usage. When you do the 
maintenance and they do the taking, that is not sharing. Some would 
even say it is codependent -- you are encouraging a dysfunctional 
relationship. It's important to help others learn respect and 
responsbility.

(exaggerated for emphasis)

Sharon
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