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TIL our book club's pick on messy families caused a real argument
We read a story about a dad and his kids not getting along. When we met, everyone jumped in with tales from their own homes. It turned into a yelling match over who had it worse. Now I'm asking if your book clubs ever blow up like this.
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the_john10h ago
We all forgot to talk about the book's end.
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abby_johnson8714h ago
Book clubs have a way of turning into group therapy without the therapist. Everyone reads about a messed up family and then it's like a race to share the most dramatic home story. I notice this in regular chats too, where someone's bad day becomes a one up contest on suffering. We get so caught up in our own stories that we forget to listen, and that's when the yelling starts. It's a human thing, I guess, needing to feel like your pain is valid but sometimes missing the point of just sharing a good read.
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