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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve read most of the replies and there isn’t a clear consensus on what a “clique” is. It’s one of those things that you know if when you see it.

Defining a clique as a group of people who don’t include others seems incomplete. It has to be a group of people that other people want to join, ie popular kids. I was in a group of friends in 7th grade who took algebra and participated in scholar’s bowl, knowledge bowl, all the academic stuff. We didn’t include other kids, but it’s not like anyone noticed because no one wanted to join us.

I don’t think I was mean not to invite the athletes and cheerleaders to come join our lunch table, so is it considered mean for them to reciprocate?

Several people have commented that a clique isn’t a clique unless you are on the outside trying to get in, and that rings true to me.

I don’t post or read friends’ posts on social media so I’m no expert, but I don’t think most people are weaponizing every single post they make. It’s second nature to post things as they happen for so many people.

It might be hard to hear this OP, but if you are arranging playdates for your daughter with the same 4 girls over and over again, you are encouraging a clique among them. [/quote]

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