Our book club has been together for five years and started as intellectual discussion but has become more like therapy where one or two people dominate every meeting with their personal problems, and the rest of us don't know how to redirect it back without seeming heartless or exclusive.
More people experience this than they realize.
Groups can slowly transform into something none of the members actually want, but the intimacy that develops makes it feel impossible to return to boundaries that might hurt people who now depend on what it's become.
“Where Are You with Parenting across cultures — what changes and stays?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.