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[quote=Anonymous]Op, my giving this so much thought and thinking about how to respond you are not modeling a healthy response.

Someone who is not a major force or decision maker in your life (like a professor or a boss or family member) says something about you that is ridiculous? Laugh it off. "Oh really? He said that? Little does he know! We know that the truth is the opposite. Who's ready for tacos?"

If you feel like your daughter is ruminating about it yourself, and not just feeding on your own rumination, later on you can empathize. "Yeah, it can sting when someone has a misimpression about us."

And if your dd is often on her phone and it's something to work on (as it is for many/most of us here and also for our teens) you could dig a little deeper. "Why do you think he thought you're always on your phone?" Or I'd say honestly, "sometimes being on my phone too much makes me feel a little dumb, and less connected. I'll try to do better, not for that dad or his family, but as a gift to myself and my family."[/quote]

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