Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 - Tricia McElwee Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:56 PM Re: Re: choosing guardians We're in the process of moving to Austin, TX for the same reasons. There are many veg only restaurants and veg friendly restaurants too. Definitely a true sense of community, cool people, mild weather, great culture and music scene, hilly and green, affordable and very liberal. We were looking at Austin, Portland and Seattle as the top choices. N.Ca and Boulder would have been great but we would not have been able to afford even a 1 room studio and my husband and I already lived in Colorado!! We decided on Austin. Although, you can't go wrong with any of them! earthgrlss <earthgrl wrote: Carrol, I think you're doing exactly the right thing. Moving isn't a bad idea. It sounds like you've out grown your current friends in more than one way. The most vegan friendly place I know is Seattle, WA. It's amazing and there is a true sense of community there. You should check it out...maybe a vacation or a long weekend. You will be impressed. Even the surrounding areas are very veggie/vegan savvy. The school are good, as well. Susan , " rtillmansmail " <rtillmansmail wrote: > > We have taken care of the financial issues. When we take veg'nism out > of the equation that leaves only people who have parentng styles we > can't stand. Things like intolerance, racism, shame and guilt, > spanking and " children are to be seen and not heard. " Heartbreaking > for me to think my dd would be raised by people like this. This even > includes our best childhood friends. We have grown so much more than > our family and friends. We are considering moving to an area that has > a larger community of veg*ns or AP parents just so we can make new > friends. Does anyone know which areas of the US this may be? I'm > serious. I mean, we are talking about moving for her education. So, > why not for her potential guardians? > > Chandelle - that's great that you were able to do that. All of the > people in my life that are flexible are not in good enough health to > consider. > > We thought we could count on one particular couple and then a single > friend but have found that these choices are just as bad as the > others. > Carrol > > > , ERB <bakwin@> wrote: > > > > I think two points which have already been brought up > > are so important that they're worth repeating.... > > > > 1) Have a will/trust naming the first choice guardian, > > and a back-up. Anything/anyone is better than letting > > the courts (and your respective families) duke it out. > > > > 2) If you're not independently wealthy, make sure you > > have adequate life insurance payable to your children. > > You can name a separate fiduciary (financial) trustee > > to manage the money rather than the children's > > guardian(s), if you want. > > > > Taking on someone else's children because their > > parents have died is enough of a shock without also > > having to absorb all of the added costs. In addition, > > if money isn't as much of an issue, you can consider > > people you think would make good guardians but who > > otherwise wouldn't have been able to take the > > responsibility on. > > > > FWIW, the guardians I've named are not vegetarian, and > > their lifestyle isn't exactly like ours. However, > > they would respect our diet WRT raising my children. > > And they are honest, honourable, good people who love > > my children, and whom my children love. > > > > You can't have everything, so you have to prioritize. > > > > Liz > > > " The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. " Gandhi " Each man is haunted until his humanity awakens " Blake " Sit down before fact like a little child, and be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. " T.H. Huxley Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 portland is our top choice too. we live in utah right now and it's pretty much a nightmare for " alternative lifestyles " (i,e, vegan, AP, etc.). we definitely plan to have a little farm in oregon someday. we considered washington for a long time, but i don't ultimately want to live in the city, but if i want a rural area, we'll have to go east, and i don't like the desert. plus, it is way expensive to live there. so portland seems like a nice middle ground, and seattle is only 4 hours away so we can take day trips there. chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I live in WA and there are LOTS of rural areas in Western WA. You just need to leave the immediate Puget Sound area and go north to Snohomish and Skagit counties or south toward Mt. Rainier. WA is a very beautiful place with much more than Seattle. Eastern WA is mostly arid with hot summers and very cold winters. Oregon is very nice too and, you're right, probably cheaper than much of WA. Shannon - Everett, WA earthmother <earthmother213 wrote: portland is our top choice too. we live in utah right now and it's pretty much a nightmare for " alternative lifestyles " (i,e, vegan, AP, etc.). we definitely plan to have a little farm in oregon someday. we considered washington for a long time, but i don't ultimately want to live in the city, but if i want a rural area, we'll have to go east, and i don't like the desert. plus, it is way expensive to live there. so portland seems like a nice middle ground, and seattle is only 4 hours away so we can take day trips there. chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Interesting news about WA. Are you going to see John/Cary again? I would like to know from Cary how living in Washington is. - Shannon Welch Wednesday, August 09, 2006 12:33 PM Re: Another plug for Seattle. I live in WA and there are LOTS of rural areas in Western WA. You just need to leave the immediate Puget Sound area and go north to Snohomish and Skagit counties or south toward Mt. Rainier. WA is a very beautiful place with much more than Seattle. Eastern WA is mostly arid with hot summers and very cold winters. Oregon is very nice too and, you're right, probably cheaper than much of WA. Shannon - Everett, WA earthmother <earthmother213 wrote: portland is our top choice too. we live in utah right now and it's pretty much a nightmare for " alternative lifestyles " (i,e, vegan, AP, etc.). we definitely plan to have a little farm in oregon someday. we considered washington for a long time, but i don't ultimately want to live in the city, but if i want a rural area, we'll have to go east, and i don't like the desert. plus, it is way expensive to live there. so portland seems like a nice middle ground, and seattle is only 4 hours away so we can take day trips there. chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 - earthmother Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:52 AM Re: Another plug for Seattle. portland is our top choice too. we live in utah right now and it's pretty much a nightmare for " alternative lifestyles " (i,e, vegan, AP, etc.). we definitely plan to have a little farm in oregon someday. we considered washington for a long time, but i don't ultimately want to live in the city, but if i want a rural area, we'll have to go east, and i don't like the desert. plus, it is way expensive to live there. so portland seems like a nice middle ground, and seattle is only 4 hours away so we can take day trips there. chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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