Our friend group has been tight for over a decade but lately it feels like we only get together to complain about our lives and everyone leaves feeling worse than when we arrived. We keep saying we should plan something fun but nobody takes initiative and I think we're all secretly wondering if we've outgrown each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
Familiar bonds can calcify into habitual negativity when no one takes responsibility for nurturing what the relationship could become.
“Where Are You with African communal parenting traditions?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.