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[quote=Anonymous]I think you need to better consider your goal in discussing this with the teacher. What realistic outcome are you hoping to achieve? How will you deliver it? Quite frankly, if you deliver it in the tone you have been using in this post, it will be dismissed as vindictive and lacking empathy for anyone else involved. They are all children learning to navigate the world. This does not sound like bullying but rather tweens trying to figure out who they do and do not want to spend their time with. Most adults would practice empathy here. The teacher has an obligation to not take sides and rather act as a guide for all of them. I have been on both sides of this situation in my life. On one side, I felt pigeon-holed and unable to do anything right as the "mean girl" with a very demanding, clingy girl I was struggling to extricate myself from. We grew up and moved on and my mom told me be kind, civil and hold my ground. On the other side, I felt lonely and unfairly excluded. All the feelings are valid. But bottom line is, you can advocate for your daughter without the (ironically) mean-spirited tone you have taken here. You can say, "I'm trying to help my kid navigate a tricky situation and I could use some insight from you as you may have witnessed some of these interactions" and see what the teacher says. Stop assuming she's a moron who cares about which parents are trustees.[/quote]

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