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[quote=Anonymous]Do I need to just ignore this and move on?

We have a neighbor who has a DD our DD age. As preschoolers and throughout elementary school they played together constantly. As they approached middle school, their DD became sort of a mean girl (name calling on top of physical hitting) our DD stopped hanging out with her. Apparently she alienates herself at school, too, and DD said she has a reputation of being mean and has no friends. They are headed to HS next year.

When they were younger I was close-ish with the mom. The summer she had a newborn I had a toddler and we walked together daily. This was around the time our older girls fell out. Now whenever I see her it’s uncomfortable. I’m cordial in a neighborly way and wave and say hello, but she largely ignores me or runs inside. She definitely knows why our girls fell out as friends, and knows her daughter being physical played a role. She has to know her DD has no friends at this point. It’s really sad.

But I have to be neighbors with this woman. Do I just continue to carry on as I have been even though she ignores me? Do I just drop the rope? It’s so uncomfortable. [/quote]

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