A woman has shared her heartache after learning her daughter doesn’t have any solid friends at school after her old group dumped her because she doesn’t share their interests
A mum has been left heartbroken over her daughter’s reaction to being ‘dumped’ by the popular crowd at school. She explained how her daughter had a solid group of friends when she was in middle school – but this has changed now she’s in seventh grade.
Seeking advice on DC Urban Moms and Dads, she said: ” The reality is that my daughter kind of grew apart from these girls, as all of them are really into sports while my daughter is not, and they have become totally boy crazy while my daughter isn’t there yet. But it hurts that these are all neighborhood kids who flaunt all the fun things they are doing together to make others jealous.”
However, she says her daughter hasn’t yet found “her people” among the other children in her class – meaning she spends a lot of time alone at school. She added: “She has a handful of friends from her extracurriculars that she sees on weekends mostly but she feels like she doesn’t have a group at school she likes.
“How do we help her through this? Not sure if it’s just typical middle school and it will get better in high school, but I can tell that after nearly two years of this, it’s starting to impact her self-esteem.” In response, one user said: “Count your blessings she isn’t part of a “group”. Nothing good happens within groups or with a group mentality. And I mean nothing.
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“That said, I understand it’s painful to be excluded. I would try to help her foster good friendships and steer her away from group = the most fun. All she needs is one or two good friends.” Another user added: ” I am very sorry and can empathize. Mine did not really find her peeps til college. There she made the greatest friends.”
A third user said: ” I would be glad she is not in the popular group. I have two boys and a daughter. The popular kids often are the ones who date sooner and drink, try drugs, party, and have sex.” One more user added: “She’s better off, but I feel for her especially if these were neighborhood friends. Kids try to grow up way too fast. These kids should still be doing kid stuff.”
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