What a great piece! It definitely reminded me of my former set-up in cohousing with a couple of families, and my new set-up with my brother and his family. (I consider my brother a best friend, so there's that.) I appreciated that you talked about both the many, many upsides, and the potential challenges. I think the biggest challenges for us in both arrangements have always been different seasons of challenging behavior with various kids and the adults' ability to get on the same page about how to handle it. Luckily I've been blessed with brave and informed co-parent friends who know how to talk about hard stuff, like consent expectations, neurodiversity, and so much more.
Loved your piece in the Atlantic, Rhaina!
That’s so nice to hear. Thank you!
What a great piece! It definitely reminded me of my former set-up in cohousing with a couple of families, and my new set-up with my brother and his family. (I consider my brother a best friend, so there's that.) I appreciated that you talked about both the many, many upsides, and the potential challenges. I think the biggest challenges for us in both arrangements have always been different seasons of challenging behavior with various kids and the adults' ability to get on the same page about how to handle it. Luckily I've been blessed with brave and informed co-parent friends who know how to talk about hard stuff, like consent expectations, neurodiversity, and so much more.
Congrats on the article and all your success, Rhaina! Your work is helping so many people. xoxo