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AIBU to not want my dd to be a "popular" as such??

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bertiebottseveryfalvourbeans · 21/05/2020 14:30

hiya ladies,

So basically my dd is 12, one of the youngest in her year but still fairly tall, pretty, and she is on the dance teams at her school. Unfortunately being on the dance team means that the majority of the slightly bitchy popular girls are all spending about 2 or so hours a week with her after school(dance rehersals) she is hanging out with one group of friends who she gets along really well with(they are not in dance) but I think there has been some sort of minor argument which is causing some rifts and some of the girls are sort of taking sides (its a group of 6) and because she doesn't want to be involved with that she has been eating lunch with the girls on the dance team who have apparently taken a shine to her. I know that is lovely and all but I know they will just drop her and then make us some mean rumour and gossip about her a few weeks later. I really dont want my dd to be involved in this group for other reasons, e.g. they are always having some sort on drama or in the head of pastoral's office. I know what i have said so far seems reasonable, but I just have a worry in the back of my mind that I only want her to not be with the "populars" is because I was not very well liked outside of my small group in high school, please tell me what you think????

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YukoandHiro · 21/05/2020 19:55

Others have said it too, but just to add - I was absolutely not one of the popular girls at school, but even in my close geeky group (who I still love dearly and speak to weekly to this day) there was always some friendship drama at that age.

It's just par for the course with teenage girls.

Just be there for her and talk about/model good friendships

Settle59 · 21/05/2020 19:58

I think if you just give her plenty of general emotional support - she'll have the confidence to figure things out herself

bertiebottseveryfalvourbeans · 21/05/2020 20:02

@AdultierAdult are you referring to me or the post genre?

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borntohula · 21/05/2020 20:05

Haha when my DD tells me about any friendship 'drama' she gets involved in, she gets an eye roll and that's pretty much it.

JockTamsonsBairns · 21/05/2020 20:40

Drama and bitchiness isnt exclusive to the popular girls. The majority of 12yr old girls are nightmares in groups, its a rite of passage.

Whoa there! Not MNers kids! If your mum is on MN, then it automatically follows that your 12yo is popular, tall, pretty, studious, top-set-for-everything, county-level sporty, and very very kind hearted. Hmm

Stannisbaratheonsboxofmatches · 21/05/2020 20:44

Just leave her / them to it.

Be there for her if and when some thing goes wrong without judgment.

BumpBundle · 22/05/2020 08:13

I just asked my OH (who is a teacher) and he's said that there is no difference between the popular and unpopular groups when it comes to levels of drama, levels of bitching, levels of crying, levels of fighting, academic achievement, having sex, smoking, taking drugs or really anything else.

bertiebottseveryfalvourbeans · 22/05/2020 09:16

Thanks ladies I’m realising that there’s no avoiding hurricane teenager ...

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