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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

This might be true but not really in my experience. Some of the meanest girls I know have some of the nicest, most inclusive moms. [/quote]

Either these moms act differently in contexts you aren't privy too, or the dads and older siblings model mean behavior. Kids who know how to time and deliver their insults for maximum effect, who know exactly how to turn one friend against another for personal gain, they are receiving instruction in this skill. Some of them are just too skillful at meanness for it to be natural raw talent.[/quote]

I'm the poster you quoted - I'm reasonably sure we don't know each other so there's really no way you can know this. I stand by my statement - the parents are nice and inclusive (and definitely not fake). Kids are smart and can learn all kinds of lessons on how to manipulate behavior from shows/movies, books, social media, etc. Parents aren't the sole source of information. [/quote]

Completely agree that many many girls are mean without mean behavior being modeled or taught at home. [/quote]

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