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Goodbye Cruel Cohousing World
The day has arrived. The one that one commenter wished would have happened months ago – I am finally ready to move on. They had said “pack up and go home” which is ironic since cohousing is supposed to be … Continue reading
Communities magazine
I just read the latest issue of Communities Magazine – the Long Haul. It was quite healing for me. There was another installment of Diana Leaf Christian’s series on dealing with difficult people. I love how she uses personal examples. … Continue reading
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All is well if we pretend it is
I heard the phrase again – toxic positivity. So interesting. I saw this – let’s just all pretend everything is perfect and never look at complicated situations – that was my cohousing community when I lived there. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-positivity-5093958
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How much is protecting your child worth?
I am planning a trip to Florida and I wanted to see the Holy land Amusement park. Instead I found an article in the Christian magazine about how it shut down last year. Seems appropriate – a plague brought it … Continue reading
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an article from down under
I think, it’s from Australia. It’s funny how they have to criticize those who want to live in a “box.” But it is accurate – if you are living in cohousing, you have to be open to many decisions being … Continue reading
No real commitments to social bonding
I found this blog post on someone’s experience in cohousing. Perfect timing. We are having huge health issues in our household and I wonder what it would’ve been like at cohousing. Now I have more verification that leaving was the … Continue reading
Lucky if get cohousing built at all
Another article of a cohousing group losing money developing the project (which is fully disclosed) and unable to build. I knew I was lucky to just buy a house built by a developer (since I didn’t have the money to … Continue reading
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viral cohousing collapses
First off, they were never cohousing to begin with. The Cohousing Association is meant to be a bunch of privately owned houses with shared common spaces. That said, this group of divorced mothers bought and shared a house – which … Continue reading
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The Truth is Out There
I am so happy. There is now a book out there that shows exactly what it is like to live in cohousing. Diane Rothbard Margolis published We Built a Village: Cohouising and the Commons. She lays it all out there … Continue reading
Watch your neighbors watching you
A creepy new show is going to start on Netflix soon. It is based on true story. Here it is. So many scary details, mostly how neighbors turn on neighbors. https://www.thecut.com/article/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html