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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I could have written this op.  My daughter basically told me she is defective because no one would want to bond with her as a friend.   I have started a therapist because every suggestion I make pretty much enrages her because how could I possibly understand.  I do, I was that kid myself chubby and overly intellectual, but wow it is just an awful period.

From my reading and her therapist I have been told to a certain extent she needs to find her tribe. So the advice to find common experiences is a good one.  I have also been told social causes are often useful meeting points- volunteering usually means something in common and provides neutral meet up spaces.

[b]All I can say is middle school just sucks.[/b]..[/quote]

I wonder if middle schools were smaller - like 500-600 kids instead of 1000, would middle school be so hard?[/quote]

There is some interesting research that has come out in the last month that argues that larger highschools increase the amount of self-sorting kids do because size allows more of each type.   Smaller schools just may not have enough goths or whatever subtype to create a clique.  However what I have experienced with my child is that size does not matter, she struggles with social skills and kids know it.  [/quote]

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