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....to feel disappointed?

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BBbevan Fri 13-Oct-17 18:51:53

Let's hope one of them reads this and recognises themselves. The encouraging responses to your post will put them in their place. You are better off without them Luckygirl

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Wheniwasyourage Fri 13-Oct-17 18:43:11

That sounds horrible, luckygirl and I'm not surprised you find it hard. Doesn't sound as if the group deserved to have you and the other 'reject'! flowers

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Maggiemaybe Fri 13-Oct-17 18:40:49

Very underhand and very unkind, Luckygirl. You're better off without people like that in your life. I hope you and the other ex member manage to get another group up and running.

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Nannarose Fri 13-Oct-17 18:31:05

Yes, I would feel upset. Are you in touch with the other 'reject'(!)?
A couple of people approached our local library about setting up a poetry group - libraries have to prove their worth so are usually very glad to help. About 6 of us now meet monthly, and I really enjoy it!

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Christinefrance Fri 13-Oct-17 18:21:48

Yes I agree Luckygirl why could there not have been some discussion within the group about the way things were going. I have recently been at the receiving end of adverse comments on FB by people who could easily have talked to me in person about the issues that concerned them. I also dislike this under hand approach.

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Luckygirl Fri 13-Oct-17 18:09:34

When I lived in the nearby village (where we had been many years) I was for a long time part of a poetry group - there were five of us and I enjoyed it immensely. We would study a poet each month and write poetry on a particular theme. At the point where I moved to the next village, the person running it emailed us all to say that she thought it was time to end the group as people were so busy - fine, no problem. I owuld have been happy to go over there for the group, as indeed I continue to do for several other activities. I discovered today that in fact it has been continuing with 3 of them and it was a maneouvre to ditch me and another woman.

It is not the end of the world, and these 3 individuals took a rather poncy approach to poetry which did not always sit easily with me; but I find it very disappointing that they were so underhand about it. I now know that the other "reject" was upset about it.

It is always hard when people let you down, even over small things.

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