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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter made fast friends with two little girls in kindergarten who seemed very sweet.  I also liked their moms.  As time went on, though, I came to realize that the moms were WAY oversensitive about things.  They would describe themselves as "heartbroken" if their daughters reported a child in the class calling them "smelly" or some similar slight.  And then they would offer each other all kinds of support over the horrors of that injustice and call to check on the child etc etc. I couldn't watch all that drama unfold.  Also, neither mom EVER thinks her daughter is at fault for anything.  Guess who doesn't get invited to anything anymore?[/quote]

And sometimes it gets worse. I have a friend who overreacted anytime her daughter complained of any perceived slight. She and her husband met with the Principal of the elementary school multiple times to complain about "bullying" and why their child wasn't happier in school, and why the teachers weren't engaging her more. Meanwhile I told them I'd noticed some red flags in reading and attention, and that they should have her evaluated. The teachers also strongly suggested an evaluation, but my friend and husband faulted the teachers for not understanding their daughter, and basically called them racist. Then in middle school, my friend pulled her kid out of school to homeschool her, because apparently no one could understand her child, and the other kids were not including her.

Turns out this kid was and is dyslexic, with ADHD. She requested the evaluation herself at 18. Sadly, she's not going to college. My friend and husband have hinted they have major regrets. Parents who willfully blind themselves to other people's suggestions and advice really end up hurting their child.[/quote]

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