to be v proud of my lovely daughter

[Northernlurker]

Yes - I am unashamedly singing her praises because she's 12 and she is so wise and sorted. I think she's great .

There is a girl at her shool who was quite good friends wth her last year (yr 7) but has now decided that dd1 and her mates aren't 'cool enough' to be friends with now. Dd1 is fine with that - sensible child. However today cool girl comes up to her and asks to copy her homework for one subject as she hadn't bothered to do it. Dd1 is bright and pays attention and she is more than happy to give her friends hints with the homework if they are stuck but we've talked to her about this copying wholesale thng and she knows it's not on. So she told her 'no chance' - and stuck to it. Am V proud of her

So go on aibu?

YANBU

She sounds a lovely girl and you have every right to be proud of her :)

You have every right to be proud - I would be! Your daughter sounds like she's got her head screwed on right! It's hard to say no to the cool girl.

Sorry forgot to say YANBU!!

This is the kind of hopes I have for my daughter x

thanks

She's done you proud, so YANBU

Good for her. Well done Small Lurker!

Well done :)

That makes me smile . I hope DSD and DD are so together when they face a situation like this.

Yay

Lets hear it for the good, uncomplicated kids. I hope she is able to enable girls around her to be happy to be themselves too. Long may it last.

Alert; there is still time for her to change though!(Have seen it happen) Love them anyway. They need our support through thick and thin.If they go astray they will thank you for your fairhearted and firm attitude when they grow up.

Well done her!! I was similarly proud when DD stood up to someone in her class in Y6. The class were at a drama performance and DD had taken some sweets not realising that the class had been told they weren't allowed to take sweets for the snack at interval time (out of school the previous day). Mean girl tells her she will tell teacher if she doesn't give some to her. So DD goes straight to teacher and apologises for bringing sweets and explains about the blackmail. Teacher so pleased she has stood up to mean girl she lets her eat her sweets and mean girl has to come and sit next to her.

:) That is great you should be very proud. Hope that my two are that confident, self assured and uncomplicated when they get to that age! Also cools daughter too!

Thanks all. Update from today - cool girl asked another girl to do her homework!!! And she did!

Dd1 and her two sensible mates are planning an intervention tomorrow when they will point out to cool girl that this isn't on. I have no idea where she gets all this calm good sense from. I would still be lurking in the library quivering!