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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We used to live in a neighborhood like that.  I actually ended up rounding up some other neighbors that felt similarly about the Mean Girl pack and we formed a book club.  About six months later, some of the "mean girls" heard about it and wanted to join.  I just let them know what the rules were for choosing books, hosting, discussions, etc... and they joined.  We've all become reasonably friendly at this point.

I think it killed them that there was something "mom" going on in the neighborhood that they weren't in on.  They still aren't my best friends but it's not weird for my kids to play with theirs at the playground anymore.  [/quote]

This is good advice.  There have to be some nice people in the neighborhood you can approach.  Book club, or it is a good time of year to invite a bunch of neighbors to an open house.  A lot of people will drop by just to get to know their neighbors.  Invite or don't invite the mean moms (it doesn't matter) but if you do invite enough people that if they don't show its still a good crowd.[/quote]

This is great advice. Seek out and invite other moms who aren't in the "cool" group. There are always more of them than the popular "mean" girls, who are often living in fear that they, too, will be excluded if their children aren't in AAP, dressed in the right labels, doing well in sports....One stumble and you're out. That's how it goes with women like that. They exist everywhere. Moving won't help.[/quote]

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