""It didn't exactly go over well. Some of the others tried to smooth things over. One sent flowers, then ignored me when I thanked her for them. Another tried to convince me that everyone assumed I'd been invited to gatherings and just hadn't shown up.""
""To be clear, I have never considered the moms to be bad people. (Maybe one.) But I do think our group dynamic stopped being healthy and positive - for me, anyway,""
She experienced social friction with other moms after a disagreement. Some group members attempted conciliatory gestures, such as sending flowers, but then ignored her when she expressed thanks. Others offered explanations that assumed she had been invited to gatherings and simply had not attended. She clarified that she does not consider most of the moms to be bad people, perhaps one exception. She found that the group's dynamic ceased to be healthy and positive for her personally. The combination of mixed signals, exclusionary behavior, and rationalizations led to emotional distancing and a reevaluation of participation.
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