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[quote=Anonymous]She sounds kooky. I think you have to pick your battles. Her contradicting you and telling DD that she's going to end-run around you is NOT acceptable. Nip those comments in the bud. Her putting you in a socially-compromising position by loudly making negative comments about other kids in their/their moms' hearing is NOT ok. When she tries to say she never made any such comment, just go into a "cut the bullshit" tone; you could also say "well, that's how it cane out" or "that's how it sounded to me and everyone in earshot; please don't ruin the ballet experience for DD."  If necessary, reduce how much you bring her to things like ballet or other public things with DD. You could even just hint at that and say, after her next crazy comment that others hear, "Larla, I want to be able to have you share in these experiences, but if you make public comments like that then it makes it hard for me to do so."  At home, how do you respond to her comments about other kids? Do you engage or ignore her?

Hopefully she'll settle down a bit as DD gets a little older. [/quote]

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