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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She needs to laugh it off.  Seriously.  She needs to act like it doesn't bother her, and move on.

Yes, that was not a prank.  But if she slinks away and quits her sport, that will not be good for DD either.  Move on.[/quote]

+1. These girls behaved badly, and they want a reaction. They were intending to be cruel and hurtful.

Of course your DD would be hurt by this, but she should try not to show it and instead move on like she was barely even bothered. The lack of reaction will deny the bullies what they wanted, and will only help your DD both gain and demonstrate a grace and maturity beyond her years.

Even telling the coach would unfortunately be showing her horrible teammates that their behavior had gotten to her, and I find that it's generally best to deny jerks any power or rewards for their behavior. [/quote]

Or the jerks need to be called out in their behavior. Mean people don’t stop being mean because the current object of their attention ignores them. They just turn their efforts into someone else.

At a minimum, the leaders should be benched for a few games. [/quote]

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