My 13-year old told me last night that her friend had called me the c word ( and something else too, very unpleasant and relating to my appearance). The reason was that I had disagreed with something the girls had been discussing… totally unwarranted.
This girl acts older than she is and is incredibly confident. I find her loud and a bit overpowering, but she also seems like a nice girl. My daughter tells me that recently the girl has started swearing all the time, the words just trip off her tongue.
Apparently she later apologised to my daughter but still, I feel uncomfortable about having her around now! Do I just pass this off as normal teen behaviour and pretend she never told me? I worry my daughter is afraid to stand up to this girl and I’ve told her she needs to feel confident enough to call her out. I’m sure my teen is no angel and no doubt she’s tried out swearing too, but she’s a sensitive, kind child. I’m pretty certain she’d never be so rude or unpleasant.