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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, 6:39!

I sometimes hold the grudge so my kid can move on. There is a girl at her school who has been awful to her all year, making fun of how she dresses and talks, claiming she's lying about things she's telling the truth about (often academic stuff -- both girls are above grade level but the other girl will claim my daughter lied or got lucky in placement exams because she can't believe they are in the same groups or levels). It was the whole year. Teachers did nothing.

I tell my kid I'll never forgive that girl for her behavior. I even say stuff like "she'll probably grow out of it -- her behavior has been really immature and she'll learn she can't treat others this way" but then say that I, personally, will not forgive her for the way she's treated DD. I think it's such a relief to DD to hear that someone, anyone gives a damn about the situation. I also think given the lack of consequences at school (either disciplinary consequences from teachers or social consequences from peers), it's important to her that this girl have at least one solid consequence for her bad behavior, which is that my DD's mom will never forget what she did.

It's that girl's own parents job to help her change and have faith she can be better (if they even care, I suspect they might not). My concern is my kid. She needs me to hold this grudge and I will. She doesn't deserve to be treated this way and I need her to know that.[/quote]

Grow up[/quote]

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