> hehe you're right about the shrinking of the > average bedroom. And about the limits on the > number of people living in a dwelling. One > of my favorite rants is about the law they > passed in Montgomry County mandating > three-bedroom apartments for every family. > This was for our own good, you understand. > Better homelessness than over crowding. > DOn't get me started.
> As for Waco, I see your point, but... put it > this way, I homeschool. I'm used to blowing > off the uniformed demonizer. Right... but this isn't a problem of "a few uninformed poeple" who just happen to demonize something that is done with some reasonable frequence (or ease) in spite of their comments. The issue of extended-family/community living being demonized is wide-sweeping and increasingly common. There are still some successful communes even left over from the 60's/70's, like "the Farm" with which my only gripe is that by their own admission, their advocation of "free love" soon gave-way to strict rules to enforce monogamy (I have nothing against them doing that, I just won't ever live there). But the average person never hears about these successful communes, they only hear about the Wacos. As a result, rather than being an issue that a parent(s) can easily control (you homeschool, iirc the Churvis homeschool, etc.) this is a dominant social force for which there is little recourse to "buck the trend". Living the way I want to live -- the way I believe would be healthier for many people than the way we grew up (I'm speaking specifically of the sort of insular nuclear family I grew up in -- which I believe is fairly common give or take the abuse) -- is at best a challenge that will take YEARS to overcome (I'm in the neighborhood of 7 yrs into having that goal), and at worst flatly impossible given the current social and legal climate. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167145 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
