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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Genuinely curious: How so? Are people supposed to meet in K and remain friends for life?
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Of course not.  But I don't really get how you don't understand that what your DD did WAS mean and being excluded hurts.  What I find very surprising is that you express zero empathy for this girl, a kid you have known for years, or her mother.  Look at it from the other mom's perspective.  Your DD was doing something with a group.  Your friend's DD put herself out there and asked if she could join - that's a big thing for a kid to do by making themselves vulnerable!  And your DD not only said no, but apparently didn't even handle that rejection well.

I have three daughters (older than yours), and I would definitely be talking to mine about being empathetic, including people even if they aren't your best friend because it's the kind thing to do, etc.  I would have asked my kid if including this other kid would have really been so hard - with a group, your DD and the other girl could have other people to deflect interaction, and adding one probably wouldn't have ruined anyone's day but could have made a huge, positive difference in the other girl's day - a girl who was, until recently, a friend of your DD.  You are pretty defensive of your DD, but I am pretty certain you might have different feelings if your DD was the one being excluded.  [/quote]

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