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When small boundary violations erode community relationships

My neighbor keeps borrowing tools and household items but never returns them and when I ask she acts like I am being petty and un-neighborly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone is systematically taking advantage of your generosity while making you feel guilty for noticing or objecting.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African ubuntu economy and communal wealth?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.