tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post6657204971128524804..comments2023-08-10T04:26:14.930-06:00Comments on Celebrating All Families: New EnglandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-31966470440021556842008-07-17T14:29:00.000-06:002008-07-17T14:29:00.000-06:00what about brattleboro vermont?...great placewhat about brattleboro vermont?...great placeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-81609490428853117432008-06-12T20:12:00.000-06:002008-06-12T20:12:00.000-06:00What FosterMommy said. Our friends in Worcester ar...What FosterMommy said. Our friends in Worcester are a heterosexual couple who have three kids (various races) adopted as older kids through the state. They are among the awesomest people I know, and could probably tell you anything you wanted to know about the area including all the special info about queer culture, disability services, adoption, etc.fostermamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892654110641448023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-63548924141908198972008-06-12T18:53:00.000-06:002008-06-12T18:53:00.000-06:00I lived in NH for 6 years. One of the reasons we r...I lived in NH for 6 years. One of the reasons we really can't move back is that there are no black people there. I literally knew two. It's not that NH is intolerant; everybody's pretty smart and nice. It's just mostly white. You'd do better in Massachusetts, although it's more expensive. If you do want to look at NH, you'd do best to look near Concord, NH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-69771332239890472752008-06-12T18:24:00.000-06:002008-06-12T18:24:00.000-06:00The Boston area (cambridge, etc.) IS pretty awesom...The Boston area (cambridge, etc.) IS pretty awesome, but also super-duper expensive. Even if you go the co-housing route. If you're looking for cheaper, I seriously don't know if you have many options...Worcester is apparently pretty great, but I don't have personal experience in that.<BR/><BR/>Our area is great, imo. Cheap housing, our neighborhood has a nice racial/economic mix, etc. Shoot me an email if you want to chat. <BR/><BR/>And, hey, no matter where you end up, you'll be closer to us and maybe we can all hang out sometime! yay!FosterMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241142922558590017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-30433032850715559532008-06-12T07:46:00.000-06:002008-06-12T07:46:00.000-06:00Its not too late...The National Cohousing Conferen...Its not too late...<BR/><BR/>The National Cohousing Conference is just getting started today - and there are still tickets available. This is the best place in the world to get the largest blast of cohousing energy at this moment - now.<BR/><BR/>Check out the free and low-cost parts of the conference on the cohousing website.<BR/><BR/>Craig Ragland<BR/>Coho/US Exec. Dir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-40303131135592507652008-06-12T00:56:00.000-06:002008-06-12T00:56:00.000-06:00I'm also interested in cohousing, please blog your...I'm also interested in cohousing, please blog your travels and experiences :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-10998474224304402892008-06-11T17:08:00.000-06:002008-06-11T17:08:00.000-06:00I don't know if you can find in the US, but you ca...I don't know if you can find in the US, but you can always come join us here in Canada!<BR/><BR/>Good luck finding a spot!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918826364837237450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-29007421091026982682008-06-11T15:21:00.000-06:002008-06-11T15:21:00.000-06:00Let me also recommend Cambridge, MA. I have gay n...Let me also recommend Cambridge, MA. <BR/><BR/>I have gay neighbors; straight neighbors; neighbors with bio children; neighbors with adopted children; white neighbors; AA neighbors; Asian neighbors (primarily Chinese but also Indian and Korean); old neighbors (lived here for 50+ years); new neighbors (lived here for less than a year) and this is just on my dead end street of maybe 40 houses.<BR/><BR/>It is expensive but there are good jobs with good pay. There are TONS of things to do. My son has special needs and is in the Cambridge school system and he gets fantastic services. There is a great Cambridge/Somerville EI program which we graduated from (seriously AWESOME people.)<BR/><BR/>I'm not from here but I've adopted this city as my own. The two drawbacks in my opinion are space (you don't get big back yards in Cambridge) and expense but we are making it on a single income. <BR/><BR/>It's very liberal (the city council declared the city a "sanctuary city" for illegal immigrants in 2006) and referred to by those who don't live here sometimes as the "People's Republic of Cambridge" I know it's supposed to be an insult but I take pride in living somewhere so liberal :-)<BR/><BR/>You can feel free to e-mail me if you like. Good luck on your trip.Ummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419005704259694061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-4994211138585463412008-06-11T13:29:00.000-06:002008-06-11T13:29:00.000-06:00Welcome to New England! If you're in the Boston ar...Welcome to New England! If you're in the Boston area this weekend, feel free to come by the national cohousing conference going on in Waltham... there's some free events going on as part of it.<BR/><BR/>Here's the link I think you wanted to make (you left off the http):<BR/><BR/>http://www.cohousing.org<BR/><BR/>Raines Cohen, Cohousing Coach<BR/>Planning for Sustainable Communities<BR/>at Berkeley (CA) Cohousing<BR/><BR/>P.S. I think you may find diversity in lots of cohousing neighborhoods... in many dimensions (economic, racial, cultural, etc.). Through adoption, especially.Raineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276056032056918370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-43678421159961519142008-06-11T09:54:00.000-06:002008-06-11T09:54:00.000-06:00Absolutely that place exists. It's called Massach...Absolutely that place exists. It's called Massachusetts. Specifically, the Cambridge/Arlington area, or West Roxbury/Jamaica Plain. Cambridge was named the most disability-friendly city in the country in 2006, and health care is wonderful and accessible. People honestly do not give a single flying fig about things like sexuality or religion, and if you aren't already, you can get legally married if you like. Sure, the costs of living are astronomical, but we've got mountains and beaches within easy reach, good public transportation, wonderful schools, and at this precise moment we have fantastic weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-29160117147452471532008-06-11T09:48:00.000-06:002008-06-11T09:48:00.000-06:00Delurking to invite you to contact me if you will ...Delurking to invite you to contact me if you will be in the Rhode Island area. We are a two mom family with 3 boys who were adopted from foster care. Our town looks very white & Christian in stats, but the different neighborhoods are varied in their diversity. Some match the overall stats almost exactly, others, like ours, are quite racially/ethnically diverse (although still majority white). Anyway, we're always up for meeting other transracial, gay adoptive families. My id here is my a*l address. Good luck with the searching. <BR/>JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-47777053959888317582008-06-11T08:52:00.000-06:002008-06-11T08:52:00.000-06:00Come to Maplewood/South Orange in New Jersey! Seri...Come to Maplewood/South Orange in New Jersey! Seriously, I'll give you my contact info & would love to meet y'all.<BR/>ina, not anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com