Teen girl arguments and dramas

[SilverGlitterBaubles]

Anyone else struggling with the complete mind boggling world of teen girl friendship dramas. Seems like there are endless arguments over absolutely ridiculous reasons like not replying instantly to a message or bringing up things from years ago just actively looking for drama about nothing. I am trying to help DD2 navigate it all and it is a minefield. I am not sure if it is the particular group of girls or as a secondary teacher friend mentioned they all just have a lot of social and emotional growing up to catch up on due to lockdowns. Either way it's really not pleasant they all just seem so catty and miserable.

We have boys and it's no different. All the way down to the "best friends" drama It's bizarre.

We seem to have a constant issue of DD being ejected from friendship groups. One day they are friends, the next day they've all decided she can no longer speak to them. One day, they told her that she could be friends with them every other week 😒

DD Jesus the friends drama is so ridiculous. Soon to be a teen and I hope she isn’t as bloody awful as I was!! I have said that if i message it’s fine to reply later but if you don’t pick up when I call I will assume you’ve been online and met a “15 year old who is In fact a 75 and you’re dead in a ditch which if it’s true I will kill you for being so stupid, if I call pick up” .. so far so good but the next few years fingers crossed, not much more we can do but that

DD had no such drama from year 8 onwards.

DS had no friends drama from year 8,

Yes, two teen dd's here. There's always something. Lately alot of romances and then treating other members of the friendship group poorly as a result. Agree there's a lot of emotional growing up to do, delayed by Covid!

@LemonMuffins

We have boys and it's no different. All the way down to the "best friends" drama It's bizarre.

This is interesting, with DDs I just assumed that it was all the stereotypical mean girls type dramas. I don't recall boys being involved with all this as much when I was at school, although that was 100 years ago

@Aworldofmyown Yes it seems to be the group thing that is a big issue. Everyone is in fear they will be the next victim so to survive they all join in being vile to someone even if deep down they feel bad and know it is wrong. DD was out of the group yesterday for some spurious reason and it was the end of the world but today is back in favour, not quite as bad as every other week but equally barking and infuriating.

Same here, I can't wait till June when they all leave and most won't come back as they move onto new 6th forms or colleges

The whole ‘friendship group’ thing is so mad.

Teenagers are evenly, teenage girls are the devil. I wish you luck you'll need it until the teen years are done

Teenagers are evil