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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think I'm looking for advice so much as to commiserate.  Middle school sucks, and it's so hard watching your kids deal with mean kids.

DD has just started 6th grade in a private where kids stay together through 8th grade.  She has always been a confident, social kid who made friends easily.  She has been good friends with one girl since third grade.  Over the summer, "Larla" has become close with a group of girls who all live in her neighborhood (different than ours).  Understandably, they got together a lot and didn't invite DD.  However, Larla begged me to let DD start texting with her, and I allowed it (on my phone), so that they could keep in touch.  Over the summer it was fine and friendly.  As the school year approached and then started, though, Larla and one other girl from the group have repeatedly texted mean things.  They have one of those apps that makes your text look like it is a different number and they pretend to be other people to trick DD.  Sometimes they outright say things like, "Why do you hang out with us? Some of us don't like you." (My DD is very upfront about the fact that it's my number, but these girls have either forgotten or don't care that I can see everything they text.)   It is clear to me that Larla is pushing DD away to cement herself with this new group.  The added bummer is that DD is stuck with several members of this new group in her homeroom.  She is doing what she has always done and trying to be friendly with the people she is placed with, but it is clear this group doesn't want her as a new addition.

At this point, all I can do is support her and be her safe space.  I try to talk to her about friends vs. frenemies etc., but man is it painful to watch.  Ugh.[/quote]

This is St Pat’s by any chance? [/quote]

Yes, it's St. Pat's.  How did you know??[/quote]

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