Each person was assigned a character and we held a family therapy session; each character needed to tell us about themselves, how they felt about other family members, and answer some questions about why they did the things they did. It was a fun way to get everyone's impressions about the different characters and, with six people representing characters, we were really able to get into each character's heads. As always, getting other people's impressions of the characters made each of us rethink the impressions we had formed. For example, Lisa S. didn't feel that Joe was at all remorseful about what he had done to Lillian growing up; yet, when ask to describe her character, Joe, in three words, Ann started with "remorseful." She was really able to see how hurt he had been by his childhood. In character, it was easier for each person to see what Gray meant by choosing this title, how each character was hungry to something specific and how each of them tried to satisfy that hunger.
We were happy to welcome a new member, Kathy. At least, we hope we didn't scare her off and that she'll join us again in March!
We are still searching for a new home base. This month we spent the meeting trying to talk over an unexpected trivia night. When the topic turned to music, we knew we couldn't compete against that round and had to call it a night. Thanks to Ann for hosting in March so we can have peace and quiet!
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