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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When are we going to start teaching our kids to be friendly to everyone and that it's ok to have friends who aren't popular. It's so disheartening. People need to feel accepted. More people need to be the change they want to see in this world and teach their kids to do the same.[/quote]

This really isn’t fair. I wouldn’t expect my 8th grader to spend her downtime at school coddling another child who is eating outside a classroom. I would expect her to be kind and nice when interacting with all kids but my kid also needs time to socialize with her friends of choice, especially those that she won’t see any other time all year (none of the same classes).  As an adult, I want to spend my free time with people who bring me enjoyment not those that require work or don’t add to my life. You’re blaming other kids for wanting to spend time with kids who they want to spend time with. Isn’t that what we all grow up to do:  hopefully be kind to everyone but seek out those with whom we connect?[/quote]

That does seem to be what the world does as adults and is the cause of many problems and divisiveness in society. Everyone just trying to find those that affirm themselves and lift themselves up while not caring about anyone else that as you say causes more work. I just don't think of it as a positive. If we all put in a little work to making the world a better place, we might find out that we don't just need to be around those that we connect with but can grow from all sorts of interactions. There's this great movie out there called Wonder. It's actually very popular and you might learn something if you check it out.[/quote]

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