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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see two separate issues here.

First, I think you need to explain to your daughter that even joking about what another person eats is not appropriate.  The drama you are speaking about started with your daughter hurting another child's feelings, even if she did not intent that to happen.  Your daughter needs to understand her role in this situation, which it sounds like she does because she said she was sorry.  Talk to her about how this is a lesson learned for next time.

Second, texting is an easy way for girl A to let your daughter know she did not like what she said.  It is likely much harder for girl A to speak these words - texting gives her strength.  I don't think girl B should have been involved and I do agree that adds to the drama.  But again, the initial joking about food by your daughter and response by girl A is not drama - it is an exchange of unkind words started by your daughter.

Please don't take this as an attack on you personally or your daughter.  I just want to provide an outsiders perspective based on the information you shared.  I think it is fine to allow DD to text with her friends and it is great you are monitoring the texts.  Use this is an opportunity to teach DD how to interact differently with her friends.  [/quote]

Oh, barf.  I seriously doubt that OP's daughter saying that mayo on fries looked gross made the other girl cry.  Girl A is stirring up drama over nothing.  No, it's not polite to tell someone that you think their food is gross, but FFS, if a little comment like that makes you cry, that's really your problem.  And the appropriate way to handle it is to make a comment in the moment, not stir up shit later in a way that involves your other friends.  You can privately text someone, "Hey, that comment about my fries hurt my feelings."  Your daughter can then apologize.  This friend didn't do that because she wanted to create drama.  Sometimes friends tease each other.   If this is a common pattern, these are shitty overdramatic friends.  How does your daughter react if one of her friends says something mildly critical?  [/quote]

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