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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a new form of bullying. The worst part is it's on DD's team, outside of school. Coach has been made aware but it's so subtle yet maddening. DD has moments of sadness about it. She felt used as she did a lot for the group (getting them more followers on Instagram as she has a channel with a big following ) prior to the shunning. [/quote]

It's hardly new.  Happened to me in 7th grade in 1984.  Obviously not with the text messages and such, but my former tight group of BFFs started ignoring me in school and stopped answering my calls, and when they did call it was with one person on 3-way on mute listening in while the other one tricked me into saying bad stuff about her.  Good times.  [/quote]

Yikes - when did things turn around for you?[/quote]

Not the pp, but this happened to me in high school too. It ended when I went away to college and found my people.[/quote]

Where are those bullies now?[/quote]

Who knows, I haven't seen or spoken to any of them since 1990! But the best revenge is living well, which I have :)

Even now, in my 40s, I still carry around sadness that my mother didn't help me more at the time. So, to any parents whose child might be going through this, please be sensitive and help them in whatever way you can (without being overbearing and helicoptering, of course). I am very sensitive to this with my own daughter now as she approaches middle school and I would be prepared to switch schools or take other drastic measures if needed so she doesn't have to go through my experiences.[/quote]

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