hear hear! I now live in a household of 5 adults and 2 children–worlds apart from 1 of each!!!
regarding the shared / communal parenting, there are still people alive who grew up like this in the 70s … most have changed their (communal) last names but the accounts & interviews here & there, sound like it was very cool.
Until shift in attitudes came into the group & changed dynamics or police harassment would force a group to move so often it became difficult for members to retain a job ect & people left the group / dynamics changed