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When cohousing dreams clash with daily reality

We moved into this cohousing community three years ago thinking it would be perfect for raising our kids together but now there are constant fights about noise levels and parenting styles and I feel more isolated than when we lived in suburbia.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The gap between idealized community living and the messy reality of human differences creates unexpected loneliness.

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