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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of friendship changes in 6th grade! That was normal for both of my daughters. And I will also confirm that a lot of kids are just plain MEAN. [/quote]

Their parents aren’t so great, either [/quote]

+1. Middle school has largely been about learning which families share your values.[/quote]

Not sure about this. My middle school daughter is facing exclusionary behavior by some of her elementary school friends. [b]I'm pretty sure the other kids are just trying to be cool because they are immature and it's easier to follow the crowd. [/b]I wouldn't say that reflects on their family values. I'm pretty sure their parents wouldn't be happy to learn about the"mean girl" stuff, but I also don't think they could force their kids to change.

In general most middle schoolers are not perfect and don't always act the way their parents taught them or how their parents want them to. [/quote]

I feel this so much. This was, and to a lesser extent still is, our experience. LIFELONG friends, not only with the kid but the family. Very close knit. Kid went to MS and was a total DICK - wanted to be with the in kids so badly and did so. Alienated all the old friends. COVID hit and the kid had no one. The old crowd VERY GRACIOUSLY accepted kid back in to their group. Then back to HS and the kid ditches them again. This was not a matter of having different friends. It is a matter of completely discarding old friends for new, cooler people.

It's so, so hurtful. But, luckily, my kid is finally moving beyond it, realizing this kid for what the kid is. I have such a hard time being around this kid and his family now, which we do but it's difficult. [/quote]

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