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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP if I were you I'd consider whether you don't like the parent community because a) the parents are somewhat mean and unfriendly, or b) you just don't click with them.

In my experience parents (ok, especially moms) who have that mean girl / exclusive / judgy vibe definitely, 100% end up with children who have the same attitude.  And eventually (maybe around 4th or 5th grade?) it will become unpleasant for your child, if that's not your thing (because you, and your kid, will be on the outside).  There are inevitably some of these at every school, but if there are so many that they really dominate the social scene, I'd consider looking at other schools.

But if the issue is you just don't click with other parents, I would give it time.  We didn't click with parents at my kids' school at first (like, for several years), but eventually we did find parents we like and even those we don't click with are nice enough to talk to at school events.  Familiarity breeds fondness, so parents I had nothing to talk to about when our kids were in K I suddenly have plenty to talk to about now that they're in 4th, because they (and we) now have so much more in common.[/quote]

It happens earlier than 4th or 5th grade. Kids pick up behavior fast. There was a girl at 1st grade who was making a birthday list of who to invite and my DD was new to the school. My DD asked if she could come and the girl told her no but if you're nice to me and I like you I'll invite you next year. And she proceeded to make a deal about her birthday and who was invited. This went on dor a month. I met her mom and it was so obvious where she got it from.[/quote]

Terrible manners and attitude.

We saw such a girl go steps farther at a young age and order others around - who to play with, who to invite, what to do when. [/quote]

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