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[quote=Anonymous]haven't really read the full thread, but just jumping in to say that in my middle school experience, all the girls (it was a small school) engaged in exclusionary behavior, either directly or were complicit. Who was "out" was fluid and changed at least quarterly or so. If I'd written off all the girls who excluded me at some point, and later apologized, I'd have had zero friends. We were all so forgiving during that period because of how quickly social relationships/drama changed.

All this to say that middle school friendship dynamics are SO different from adult dynamics and they're figuring out how to create stable friendships. If your daughter likes the girl, she will probably give her another chance (even if an adult woman would be likely to cut off a friend who engaged in similar behavior). And if your daughter doesn't care much about the girl, she will probably leave the friendship behind.

I think grownups should probably stop projecting their own boundaries and relationship expectations on little kids learning how to relate to one another.[/quote]

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