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@stsopoci

We all get together with friends and family and talk about what’s happening and catch up on how things are going. But BUT ... please help the group get out of the negativity by talking about other people and how bad or wrong they are and isn’t it awful! After listening to my in-laws for an hour my daughter left and went to the deck. I followed and asked her how’s it going. “The negativity in that room” depresses me” she said. I agreed that we spend to much time making ourselves feel better by putting down others. We sat outside and talked about the exciting future and smiled and laughed.
Inside was no laughing and no smiling but a lot of judging going on.

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@stsopoci You raised your daughter right! Good for her for recognizing it. I have several acquaintances that I used to call friends. They were like that, too, always being negative. It was so draining to be around, and I had to lovingly but firmly step away from them. They didn't understand, and I cannot help them understand, even when explaining my awkward position. I'd rather be around the positive people in a group setting like that.
Ginger

@stsopoci I hear this type of thing so much I choose to be mostly solitary. Bashing another to bolster ourselves is pure poison.