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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel that this fall somewhere in between a "traditional" sleepover prank and outright bullying.  Yes, pranks are often part of sleepovers but this one seemed to go much to far with the amount of glitter and such that was used (that it was all over her hair, for example). A prank is not mean spirited and this one seems to be.  At the same time, the other girls are at an age where their sense of good judgment is still developing and they may have done something that at the time, late at night and in the dark seemed fun only to fully understand come the morning.

I would think that the real test would be to see the two other girls' reaction when they learn how upset your DD is about what transpired.  If they immediately seem surprised and concerned than this incident is in more of the prank gone to far column.  A gentle talk and explanation about trust and boundaries is in order, even with their parents present.  But if they seem annoyed that your DD went to you or if they seem to be defensive in any way, well, than this incident is extremely concerning.[/quote]

Agree. When I was younger at a sleepover, we wrote "I love_____" on our friend's face because she fell asleep at 9:30. She woke up and went to the bathroom to see the guy's name on her face. She came out laughing, then we laughed, and it was all in good fun. These girls sound malicious. [/quote]

It only seems malicious rather than dumb because of how the girl reacted. If the girl had woken up, seen it, laughed it off, this whole thing may have been different. Instead, it's a three ring circus. This girl needs to learn to cope better now. It doesn't get any easier. I went through two years of intense bullying that was malicious, and this prank wasn't malicious. The only good thing that came out of those years was the assurance that my mom would back up me, her very timid daughter, if needed, but finally, how to stand up for myself, handle things, and find people I could count on. [/quote]

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