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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My neighborhood is similar. [b]Gossip is strong but never malicious which makes it more insidious because it's done with a guise of concern.[/b] I genuinely don't think many in the groups always enjoy being included but they don't want to be left out either and once that dynamic is present, it's not serving you and you need to bow out. It's heaven for some kids and for some adults which is the silver lining but often it's not the same across the family so some kids/adults going along out of duty are miserable.[/quote]

Slight detour but this brand of gossip is the most insidious, in my opinion. At least if someone just straight up talks $h*t, they are being up front about it. It isn't a good quality but it's honest.

People who love to gossip but always couch it as "oh I'm just worried about this person" or "I'm just concerned about the kids" are much harder to deal with because they won't even admit to themselves that they are gossiping. They think they are performing a service of some kind. They are also *much* more likely to meddle in other people's business in ways that create problems and then to later claim they were "trying to help." There is zero culpability with gossips like this. They are dangerous.[/quote]

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