Did anyone do this in a group?

Where you write your name at the top of the paper and then number it based on how many members are in the group then you pass the paper around and each person writes something positive about you but it’s anonymous so you don’t know who wrote it.

I did that one time a few years ago in my day program and someone wrote something bad about someone. So they never did that game again.

That reminds me of a book I read when I was a kid called "Slam Book" by Ann Martin. I have never been part of a group that did anything like that.

I read Slam Book too. It was pretty dark. It didn’t seem like the same lady who wrote The Baby Sitters Club books.

No, it really didn’t! I had to google to remember the name of it and was surprised to see she wrote it.

they made us do something like that in middle school. It had to be a positive comment. I had no friends, but was the smartest kid, so all they wrote was that I was smart.

If I remember correctly the original concept of a "slam book" came from the wonderful, old Katie John series of books. They were published in the early '60's. My friends and I did slam books in 6th grade and (as expected) a lot of feelings were hurt.

I have done the game of passing around a paper and writing something complimentary about the person whose name is on the paper. It was an ice-breaker for the first day of training to be a summer camp counselor. It was fun, and very affirming.

I've done that exercise a few times over the course of my life, in various settings. I always felt weird getting positive feedback from others.

Yes, I have done it a few times. It is odd getting feedback and realizing what other people think. Last time I did it was a couple of years ago. I had been in the group for one day. I cringed when I heard that we were doing that. How could I give feedback on people I barely knew and vice versa?

Several times I've received employee reviews from bosses I'd worked with for a week or two. Very frustrating! I am glad I have not been part of a group that does this.