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

[Kirk or Esther Mueller (muellers1]

Great comment.
It explains a lot to me about related items with respect to sharing.
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On Thursday, August 4, 2005, at 08:42 PM, Sharon Villines wrote:

> 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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