Family Size
Book Club Discussion Questions
1. Which character did you relate to the most and why? The least?
2. All three main characters experience at least one kind of pain, and not always physical. What was some of the unseen pain?
3. Do you think some of their pain would have been lessened from the start if they’d confided in each other a little more?
4. What are some reasons that you keep trials to yourself? How would you have reacted if you were in each of the characters’ places?
5. Does Maya’s moving experience resonate with you? Have you ever moved somewhere, not sure if you like it at first, only to realize the place isn’t that bad as long as you have your family? Does Maya learn to like Lubbock?
6. Maya struggles with Garrett being gone. Are there times in your life that you’ve felt the burdens of being a single mother in your marriage? How do you communicate your needs to your spouse?
7. Discuss the theme of loss: miscarriages, dreams, expectations, friends, moving (homes, the familiar), love in marriage or the excitement of new love.
8. How do you know what the right family size is for you? How do you decide when you’re “done” having children?
2. All three main characters experience at least one kind of pain, and not always physical. What was some of the unseen pain?
3. Do you think some of their pain would have been lessened from the start if they’d confided in each other a little more?
4. What are some reasons that you keep trials to yourself? How would you have reacted if you were in each of the characters’ places?
5. Does Maya’s moving experience resonate with you? Have you ever moved somewhere, not sure if you like it at first, only to realize the place isn’t that bad as long as you have your family? Does Maya learn to like Lubbock?
6. Maya struggles with Garrett being gone. Are there times in your life that you’ve felt the burdens of being a single mother in your marriage? How do you communicate your needs to your spouse?
7. Discuss the theme of loss: miscarriages, dreams, expectations, friends, moving (homes, the familiar), love in marriage or the excitement of new love.
8. How do you know what the right family size is for you? How do you decide when you’re “done” having children?
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