My DD has no friends. She is a lovely, quiet, intelligent girl who prefers to spend her time reading and watching obscure anime DVDs to socialising. In the past when she has tried to make friends it has always turned sour, with the friend ditching her in favour of more popular girls.
She now seems to have given up and is telling me that she doesn't actually like the company of other children and finds their interests boring and shallow
I'm really worried she is turning into such a loner. Her teachers tell me she spends all her time alone at break times, reading. They have tried to encourage her mix with other girls, but DD is quietly resistant. Counselling has been offered, but DD is refusing to go, insisting that she is not depressed but just wants to be left alone. I suspect she is secretly lonely and would love to have a friend.
Do any of you have teenage children who have absolutely no friends? How unusual is this?
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DaisytheStrange · 04/05/2014 17:09
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