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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are FCPS parents so gatekeeping; cliquey and competitive?  Obnoxious at our school.[/quote]

They are?

I suspect it’s just you.[/quote]

I have 3 kids. 1 is super popular. 1 is normal well liked kid. 1 is well liked introvert. They all have friends. I have very little to do with their friendships.

Sure, my kids may have been invited to a few extra parties in first or second grade because I knew a couple of parents. By mid to upper elementary, parents really don’t matter.

My kid gets invited to try out for teams bc he is good at his sport. My daughter got invited to a book club bc she likes books. [/quote]

This person deserves  a cookie[/quote]

Not sure what your problem is. I am in a million group chats and I hate them. I hated the all class preschool group chats. The so called sport team clique parents are often just organizing meals, coach gifts, carpools, drinks, etc. It isn’t some magical friend group like OP makes it seem. Yes, my kids are friends with most of the teammates. They will go out for lunch or watch some games together. We go if our schedule allows.

I honestly can’t keep track which parents are on or off a group chat. I can’t believe OP is butt hurt about being left out of some group chat that her kid isn’t even a part of the team because she was once in the group text because her kid was on the team. Usually there is a new group text chain on signal or WhatsApp or whatever messaging service one mom decides to start.

My friend’s daughters in dance, gymnastics and cheer seem to have the most drama with these things. Whether it is a birthday or sleepover or simple outing of moms, it seems to create drama of women and girls who feel insecure that they are left out.[/quote]

I have said so many times. That you. Are. Right. This. Is. Exactly. What. I. Have. Been. Saying!!!

I was not “butt hurt”, I was disappointed and sad. I since learned that I was wrong and you were right. They are just silly group chats. They aren’t friendships. I was sharing what I learned. I do not need multiple posters laughing and pointing and telling me I was wrong and naive. That’s LITERALLY the story I am telling- about the time I was wrong and naive. Jesus Christ. [/quote]\

Clearly nobody can really relate to your huge revelation. These friendships are fluid and constantly changing. Which is the exact opposite of a clique.[/quote]

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