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[quote=Anonymous]My DD is being bullied by some mean girls right now.  The Queen Bee is simply aping her mother, who gossips and plays games with other moms.   I learned too late in the kids "friendship" that this mom is a social climber in her own right.

The side kick's mom is actually super nice (the dad, on the other hand, I've noticed he does things to seem "cool" so she might get this from him).  I've even thought about contacting this nice mom, but, ultimately, I am pretty sure that any "reporting" would backfire at this age and I am not sure that parental involvement does a darn thing beyond 4th grade.  The side kick even recorded a phone conversation with my DD and shared it on snapchat recently.  She is possibly meaner than the queen bee (maybe to gain her approval), but is only the side kick because the clique doesn't follow her by herself.

Unfortunately, my DD feels she has to put up with these two in order to remain friends with the other "followers" or "wannabees"  or whatever you want to call them.  They are just relieved that they are not on the receiving end, even if they feel sympathy.  Worst case scenario, the wannabees join in for fear that they will become targets.

I don't get it either, OP.  I have never understood this stuff.  I do think that people are born with a propensity for messing with other people.  It is the sort of thing that never would have occurred to me.

It seems to me that the mean stuff starts at a much younger age compared to the 70s and 80s.    [/quote]

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