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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 9 year old needs to learn to stick up for herself and fight her own battles. [b] The mother of this girl is doing her daughter a HUGE, HUGE disservice my stepping in and getting involved over something as minor, yes minor!!, of seating at a lunch table.[/b]

This is kid stuff.  My 7-year old son talks about this stuff all the time...or how one kid in his class runs up to his best friend when partners are called for and tells him 'sorry go find somebody else' in a nasty sing-song voice.  It is manipulative.  No matter that I think the kid is a little a-hole (and I've been in the classroom during reading to see it firsthand) I use it as a teaching lesson with my own son---ways to stick up for himself or to ignore, move on and find somebody nice.  It is also a good lesson that there are real jerks in the world and it is not necessary for everyone to like you.  Their loss, etc.  These are coping lessons for later in life.  These are lessons kids learn in school--not by their parents stepping in over every minor grievance.

Helicopter mom of the century.  She should be ashamed of herself for fighting a 9-year olds battle.  [/quote]

Exactly, exactly.  Ask any teacher or school psychologist and they will agree.[/quote]

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