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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She should immediately write a letter of apology to the girl she bullied. Or call her or text her, whatever. It is important that she apologize profusely to that girl and tell her how wrong she was.[/quote]

No, it is actually important that she not speak to that girl unless the girl herself requests some kind of reconciliation.

The apology you are talking about is a punishment for OP's daughter, not any kind of repair with the girl who was bullied.

I support an essay of some kind reflecting on what was wrong about the situation and what OP's daughter should have done / should do if she's in the situation again, but all these suggestions about contacting the girl who was bullied or her parents directly are tonedeaf. If your bully daughter called my traumatized child to apologize, I'd have a pretty hard time not telling her to take her bully friends' terrible advice and hanging up, and I'd absolutely wonder what kind of parent allows a bully to call their victim with a pretend apology.[/quote]

[b]I'm sorry, but it's important to say you're sorry, like it or not, sincere or not.[/b] OF COURSE she has to apologize.[/quote]

The irony here is stunning. You definitely care more about a performance apology than sincerity, since you started this comment with "I'm sorry, but..." which is the top of the insincere apology list. Why do you not think that the performance of the apology is more important than the sincerity?[/quote]

Agreed, no one wants a pity apology for show.[/quote]

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