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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously? [b]What should OP have said?[/b] And don’t you think that would just add fuel to the fire?

OP, I’m so sorry. I can imagine how that hurt. [/quote]
+1.
Three twelve-year-olds are talking about Larla being 'weird and annoying', and then a grown-ass woman barges out of a stall, butts in and screams: "No, she's not, you're a weirdo yourself!"
Sounds like quite a debate!

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+2. OP, I'm so sorry this happened. I likely wouldn't have been quick enough on my feet to know what to say, or if anything even should be said. I agree that you took the best path to take time to process this rather than come out guns blazing.

Unfortunately this mean girl behavior is very common. I overheard some of my 11 year old daughter's friends talking about her at her sleep over party after she got upset and stormed off. One "friend" suggested that they stop talking to her and not have anything to do with her. Luckily another friend said no, that would be petty, and that seemed to end that plan. I also said nothing (I was in a nearby room so they don't know I heard) to the girls or my daughter, and the girls are all still friends. It was soul crushing to hear.

The one thing I would suggest is that if there's anything you could help your daughter with, then do that. I've been working with DD regarding how to stay calm and disagree, and not storm off. It's about giving her the tools to handle conflict, not trying to fit into the mold that her friends/some mean girls prefer. If there's any merit to the things said, then work on that to help your daughter with a smoother path in life.

Hugs to you and your DD.[/quote]

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