space_crafty

Thanks so much for your AMA! I think this is so fascinating and it truly warms my heart knowing that such a community can exist - with all the familiar trappings and bumps in the road of human ego - and still succeed with enough love and care.

I do have a question about communal raising of children. Do you ever have issues with a non-parent taking a role in a child’s life that a parent doesn’t approve of? How do you curtail such things? For example - someone who helps raise a child but punishes them for something their primary caregiver doesn’t feel they should be punished for. I can imagine that handling something like that can be difficult in such an insulated community. Have there ever been any issues with abuse or someone who uses such access inappropriately?

On a slightly lighter note - how do you handle things like electrical work, plumbing, etc? Do you have someone in-house in your community or do you hire someone?

What are your beliefs and practices regarding conventional medicine and doctors? Do you encourage people going to hospitals and whatnot or are most people inclined towards holistic practice?

Thanks so much in advance! I’m eager to learn more!!

Danielle! I was an intern for Cynthia Lowen’s idiom, NETIZENS, and most of my work was with your interview! I was so disappointed that more of your interview wasn’t included in the final cut. I learned so much from listening to you - I must have spent 4 weeks with that segment alone!

I wanted to ask: how have things changed in the two years since the film came out? Are we at a standstill, or are things getting better? Thank you so much for all the work that you do. Your voice is such an important one.