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[quote=Anonymous]I try to remind myself that I’m sure there have been times my kids haven’t behaved in a way I’d approve of and that they are experimenting with social structures and dealing with their own insecurities/trying to fit in. A lot of the times the behavior is an anomaly or something a kid outgrows.

However, as a mom of 3 there have been a handful of kids I’ve come across over the years who are just mean and somehow use their meanness toward others to elevate their own social status. Some of these kids have parents who are also a-holes but quite a few of them have very nice parents, so I’m not sure how or why some kids become this way. I tell my kids they can’t be proactively mean toward these kids, but they are allowed to roast them back and stick up for others. I expect my kids to be kind, but not doormats. And yes I internally hold a grudge (although as an adult I’d never be rude or mean to a child and if they somehow become nice in the future I’d mentally forgive them). [/quote]

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