PSA-Hoco season

[Anonymous]

Parents, please remind your kids to be inclusive as they make HoCo plans. DD has friends but is exceptionally shy and I can see her getting left out of Hoco plans by her own friends as they make their own plans. Remind your kids to reach out (and not assume their friends have other plans).

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Umm, no thanks. Aren't you on like day 1 of school. A little early to start this crap

[Anonymous]

Another reminder that mean girls have mean moms!

Sure, I will happily remind my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another reminder that mean girls have mean moms!

Sure, I will happily remind my kid.

Nice kids can have mean moms, and nice moms can have mean kids.

[Anonymous]

I thought this was some sort of post about Howard County sports season.

This is ridiculously early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Umm, no thanks. Aren't you on like day 1 of school. A little early to start this crap

NP: For many, it absolutely starts on Day 1. Last year, when my DD was a freshmen she was in a class and on day 1 some girls she had just met were debating asking her to join their group 2 were "pro" and one was very much "nay" (right in front of her). She ultimately became friends with the nice one but to this day the "nay girl" remains rude and actively exclusionary to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought this was some sort of post about Howard County sports season.

This is ridiculously early.

Same lol

[Anonymous]

Ridiculously early but the planning has absolutely begun…

[Anonymous]

If your child is at the point of eligibility for prom and doesn’t have a group, not sure a pity invite is going to make their life better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol what?! No my child is not going to invite your child just because. They will plan it themselves and figure out who they want.

No one said it was "just because". I think the argument is to make sure friends have a plan and if not, include them. It isn't a pity invite if it is with actual friends. I know the girls have started planning at our private.

[Anonymous]

How about you tell your daughter to ask her friends what the plan is? Don’t just wait for others to invite.

[Anonymous]

It always takes me forever to figure out abbreviations. Probably because no schools around here have homecoming dances. But it’s a good idea to discuss plans with your kid and ask questions like ‘is Tess going with you’.
Some kids do need help with this.

[Anonymous]

Please teach your child how to reach out. Talk to a counselor if necessary. This isn’t an effective way to solve the problem.

[Anonymous]

Lol what?! No my child is not going to invite your child just because. They will plan it themselves and figure out who they want.

You sound awful and I bet have not modeled inclusive behavior for your kid. Whenever we were hosting a pre for a school dance, I always encouraged my kids to include people who might not have other options. By the time they were upperclassmen, they were asking me if it was ok to include some people not part of their regular groups. It doesn’t hurt your kid and it can make another kid’s day (or week). Being kind is always the right answer.