I, on the other hand, would like to send a note to the parents explaining how hurtful they are. Your daughter needs to hear this reasoning from you to expand her understanding of what’s possible beyond her reflexive conclusions. Your daughter caught the wrong end of these parents’ need to be restrictive — as all of this girl’s friends did but one. Don’t validate the idea these parents dislike her — you don’t know, and it’s not useful — but do discuss the inevitability that someone eventually will. ADADParent version: There’s life after learning someone isn’t wowed by your kid.

Source: Washington Post August 09, 2020 04:06 UTC