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[quote=Anonymous]I was bullied horribly in 7th grade. I could also be less than nice to others but wasn’t a bully. I was pretty weird and small. 
My daughter acquired a “frenemy” in 3rd grade - one minute best friends and the next the girl calling her stupid or excluding her. My daughter was a bit of a follower as well and would join in with this girl doing these things to other people. She actually talked to me about all of it and I told her that friends shouldn’t make you feel bad and that she should apologize for being mean (she felt bad). I let her know that I’d prefer her not be friends with this girl but that, ultimately, it was up to her. 
I also gave her a bunch of Judy Blume books, beginning with Blubber. I told her all of this was normal and 6th/7th grade will probably be rough and maybe it was good for her to have this experience when she was younger to learn how people can be and who she wants to be. 
I modified the adage “When someone shows you who they are, believe them” to apply to her “friend”. 
This year her teacher assigned an essay on something that defines and/or changed who you are and my daughter chose how she handled the situation with the girl - that she finally told the girl she couldn’t be friends with her (third time was the charm) and was happier eventually. [/quote]

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