Preach right back at ya, sister! I agree. Mean girls suck bad. Ain’t got no time for them, now or ever.
Love that you’re here. You totally get it! XOXOXO Hope to see you back!
R

This is a message every girl needs to hear. Mean girls suck.

You know, Cherrimae, it’s funny you say it’s the food because I wonder if that has something to do with it…? That’s so interesting! All the hormones and chemicals are doing weird things to kids these days. My young girl campers are developing way earlier than they did when I was a kid! You have made an interesting point, and you might not have even meant to! You tell your girl to find herself some friends so she can insulate from mean people and if that doesn’t work, tell me where you live and I will come there and take care of BIZ!! XOXO Thank you for being here! I hope you come back, you’re smart. 🙂 I like it!
r

I’ll say. They grow monsters now in first grade. I swear it’s the food. The food coloring can’t be good and the kids eating junk are more aggressive I swear than the kids eating healthy food. Ours didn’t eat for six months at school saying she didn’t have time until we discovered she was being ATTACKED for opting out of school lunches – as was another child. We were feeding her big breakfast and early dinners to keep up. It’s the saddest thing ever and the school does not stop it. Awful!!

Thank you so much, Beth. I’m so happy you’re here and not just because you appreciated the post but because your email address is quite possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen. I now have email address envy.
XOXO

That is AMAZING. She got it, and you didn’t have to say a word…which is kind of ironic being that you’re a writer! Or maybe it’s perfect because you are a writer. That you used the written word to take care of business. I like it and I like you. Your stories always have the most satisfying endings. It makes you a good writer and a good person. For realz. XOXOXO

But another thing to remember is that mean girls usually grow up to be mean women. While living in China, there were several expat cliques and women behaving badly. I remember going on vacation with several families, and one specific woman always singled me out for her sarcasm, veiled insults, and leaving me out. It got so bad I was in tears one evening, but I refused to engage.

My daughter was only around 9 but later, SHE comforted me. We talked about how some people are miserable with their own lives so it comes out in their behavior toward others. Then we went out to a market and picked out a nice souvenir for the next day, which I was dreading.

But no one in the women’s group said a word about the button I wore on my shirt when I showed up. It said, “Mean People Suck”. They all knew what it was about. I didn’t have to explain. And that particular mean girl/woman…. she kept her mouth shut for the rest of the trip.

It sure does start early! I’m shocked at how early it starts now. It makes me sad. Next think you know it will be a newborn baby being mean to the doctor that pulled her out! Messed up her hair! 🙂

I am so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you being here! It means a lot. 🙂