Well, I will agree that middle school girls are the meanest they will ever be, as a general rule. The middle school I work at is a 6-8th grade school. And the girls are mean, catty, bullying, and just plain nasty. As was stated before, the boys are too....but the difference is that the DO usually physically work it out and it is over. Girls pick and pick and pick and let it fester and it gets worse!.

I have a son and daughter in high school, and, here at least, things get better once kids hit high school. Kids are freer and so are much more accepting. They do not only have to "fit" into the one acceptable mold that is middle school.

As for your situation,IF the teacher has already expressed an inquiry into the relationship between the two girls, then I would not feel bad about having your DAUGHTER talk to this teacher about it...but not you. You CAN and should step in if it gets to a point beyond eye-rolling and face-making into something threatening and physical. Otherwise this girl (who is one of those mean girl/queen bees we have all come to know about)will only step up the situation and your daughter will have a harder row to hoe. Just empower your daughter to try and handle this on her own....she will feel better about it, I think.

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