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[quote=Anonymous]Too hard to judge without knowing more details. What sort of betrayal? Sometimes drama gets blown out of proportion.

It sounds like her skipping would impact other people, did she volunteer to be part of a team? Is it made up of other ‘friends’ who were mean to her or just other kids who have nothing to do with the drama? I would really hesitate to let her pull out if other kids have put in a lot of effort and will suffer without her help. If it were just the ex-friend, and your DD was just there for moral support, then definitely let her skip.

It sounds like your DD hasn’t actually asked to back out yet. I think given that it is tonight and there are other people relying on her, she should go. She could have backed out long ago and they could have found a replacement.

As for the text from the mom, it sounds like she doesn’t know about the betrayal. Maybe you could say something like ‘given the girls falling out, I’m not sure DD would be comfortable attending. Let me check in with her after school.’ [/quote]

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