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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The parent who is pleased that her daughter has no interest should talk to her kid. It is sad but beach week is a continuation of popularity circles. Lots of kids have a wonderful time but for the socially awkward kids or kids that feel like a third wheel it yet another one of those painful things where they feel left out. I remember knowing a few kids who said they were not interested in beach week and wanted to do other things. It seemed normal to me at the time. Years later, I was talking with these people and they mentioned how left out they felt in high school and avoided beach week as another one of those things for the "cool" kids. I'm not saying that you should anyway try to talk your daughter into going to beach week but you may want to try talking to her about whether she is feeling left out, bullied, or unpopular. [quote]

[/quote]In other words, you are saying there is something wrong with a kid who does not want to get sh@tfaced, have massive casual sex or hang out with young people who are partaking in these behaviors. I soooooooo hope my kid is not going to school with your kid. [/quote]

No one is saying that anything is wrong with your child. Many of the kids that struggle socially or are victims of bullies are wonderful kids. Beach week is not just kids getting shitfaced and having massive sex. Does it go on? Yes, however, there are plenty of kids that go and do not drink to oblivion, engage in casual sex or whatever. They just have fun with their friends. Some kids are confident enough to go to parties without crossing boundaries. It is a very big high social event but some groups of kids are very left out. I know it may feel better for you to smuggly pat yourself on the back for having a child that rejects alcohol and sex but this is probably not why she doesn't want to go to beach week.[/quote]

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