Poly Family - Accommodating everyone in their next house

[couplers 4,577]

Hello, Petra here again with an update on our family situation, which currently consists of my husband, Clair, me, Red, our son Junior, our daughter Petunia (Clair's, mine and hubby's), along with Lora who is a lover to hubby, a sex partner for all of us, and sort of a permanent guest, like one of the family. I generally avoid talking about two things at work - houses and kids because people usually go on about them too much, but you folks here might be interested because of our poly/sexual situation.

 

Clair has been pushing the idea that we should get on with our personal lives instead of putting work first. She has pretty much already done that, devoting herself to Junior and Petunia over her career. Lora has been great with the children as well. Clair especially wants to have another child (she wants both of us to become pregnant at the same time again, like last time). I agree with her. I enjoy being a mom, especially being so bonded with Clair in all of this, and I have proven to my own satisfaction my competence at my "job". At first it was mostly skill, both technical and managerial, but now I am into the ranks where politics play much more into it. I'm good at it, but proving myself in that BS isn't satisfying.

 

One project we've been working on is getting a new house. Clair, hubby, the children and I (and Lora most of the time) currently live in a house that we bought when it was just David and I. The next place will need to have room for us, plus the future children we plan to have. We all agree that Red must be next to us, but not in the same house, in order to accommodate his working habits and situation. Especially since Red will be the father of my next child, he needs to be right next to us when his help is needed. We've looked at a number of places with and it comes down to either a place with "mother-in-law" quarters plus a garage for Red, or two adjacent properties (next to each other or back to back) that are the right sizes. That would be more of a pain to work out, buying two places and building a breezeway for Red (or digging a tunnel, as hubby suggests).

 

It is both thrilling and frightening to think about getting another home, however it may be configured, and having more children. But without a doubt, we're all in it for the long haul.

[sunbuckus 3,567]

Sounds like an exciting time in your lives and poly family! Have fun house hunting!

[GoldCoCouple 4,064]

As always, thanks for the update and we wish you luck in your search. You know, they just don't make houses for the poly market like they used to...(in Roman times)

[couplers 4,577]

Thank you for your gracious replies. Here, and in vanilla circles, I try not to say much about houses and children because they are subjects where people usually go on too long, beyond the interest of the listener. Here, however, I thought there might be some interest in our overall situation. And, indeed, it is an exciting (and uncertain) time because these are big steps for any family making long-term commitments.

 

GoldCoCouple - Since you are familiar with Rome, what is it that "The Romans Do" that one is supposed to do when "In Rome?"

[GoldCoCouple 4,064]

I'm not sure since we have never been to Rome, but I can only hope it involves some of the things I saw on the Stars series, Spartacus (Blood and Sand and/or War of the Damned)...public brothels and baths, orgies and the like.