tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post4086234224885314715..comments2023-09-15T10:21:55.537-06:00Comments on Is It Just Me?: Mean GirlsRandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851220760568533019noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-59448717249235748432007-10-24T22:46:00.000-06:002007-10-24T22:46:00.000-06:00You know, in our last ward I got to watch mean gir...You know, in our last ward I got to watch mean girls in action - in our Primary. It was heartbreaking. They were 7 years old and horrid to one of the other girls. I know there was some intervention with the teacher, but that just made them tease even more when they thought no one was looking. I think that parents need to recognize these signs in their own kids. I would hate to look at my kids and think "You're one of the mean girls/bullies." But, heaven forbid, if it ever did happen, I hope my eyes would be open enough to recognize it and step in somehow :SMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908930035466483151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-84272837125425572822007-10-24T18:45:00.000-06:002007-10-24T18:45:00.000-06:00randi:i love how you compare the mean girls to the...randi:<BR/>i love how you compare the mean girls to the mountain lion warnings. hilarious and true and sad. i love your number 4 on your list especially. and people (no matter what age they are) are stupid when they engage in negative gossip with people who know the other people. come on! why don't they see it that if they do say that to you, they are definitely going to say that ABOUT you to others?? guess what my BIGGEST pet peeve is randi. you got it. negative gossip with people who know the people. mean people should go away. i don't want a thing to do with them. when someone tries to engage me in that kind of garbage, i shut it off and usually change the subject or tell them that is mean. they don't usually come back to me. gossip just hurts people. life is so short and valuable. i want to focus my efforts on positives. and i'll talk to the yick person directly if i feel like dealing with them, but i refuse to go around talking about them. i strive to be straight with people, what you see and hear, is what you get, no fakey, no hidden agenda, i am a sweetie and i strive to spread goodness in my wake. that is sweet how you are trying to help those in your sphere of influence better deal with this garbage. you have a good heart. that's why i adore your friendship so much. much love and respect, kathleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-8565856855911122402007-10-24T16:45:00.000-06:002007-10-24T16:45:00.000-06:00I am going to print out your defense plan and shar...I am going to print out your defense plan and share it with my girls. <BR/><BR/>I've ran across many a long in the tooth mean girl as well. Sneaky buggers, aren't they.Tammy and Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591163985710800183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-9213126583708860602007-10-24T11:21:00.000-06:002007-10-24T11:21:00.000-06:00Oh, the scars I have from MG's. It's just hard to...Oh, the scars I have from MG's. It's just hard to recognize at age 15, that the "popular" girls really aren't amazing. It's especially hard to just have to sit back and let your own girls learn how to handle the situation on their own. ey-yi-yi. They really are mountain lions...Caroline C. Binghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883064932707416161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-62910905800474275222007-10-24T11:01:00.000-06:002007-10-24T11:01:00.000-06:00That was absolutely fabulous!!!! I hope you've ta...That was absolutely fabulous!!!! I hope you've taught that at YW Camp.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699747294702088605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-18121841714660032382007-10-23T23:26:00.000-06:002007-10-23T23:26:00.000-06:00I love the phrase from Joe Vs. the Volcano"I have ...I love the phrase from Joe Vs. the Volcano<BR/><BR/>"I have no response to that." You just say that after someone says something "helpful" or gossipy.<BR/><BR/>They usually just stare and don't know where to go with that, since their whole conversation was just stopped in its tracks.The Wizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200774436938621900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-53716020296003798492007-10-23T20:24:00.000-06:002007-10-23T20:24:00.000-06:00I loved that movie; so teeny-boppery.Yeah, even th...I loved that movie; so teeny-boppery.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, even though I work with teenagers all day I really don't have any suggestions. Some girls are just mean. I think parents should be blamed. Maybe we could start there?goddessdivinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649750585495782767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-35311340829196731182007-10-23T16:37:00.000-06:002007-10-23T16:37:00.000-06:00I wish I'd known all that when I was an adolescent...I wish I'd known all that when I was an adolescent. Oi. Brilliant Randi!Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007302520478956179.post-73041837066340366692007-10-23T15:13:00.000-06:002007-10-23T15:13:00.000-06:00Right. And for them to change. But since you hav...Right. And for them to change. But since you have geniously pointed out, that usually doesn't happen so I won't hold my breath.<BR/><BR/>I would like to report that at 27 I have all the answers, but unfortunatley I'll be putting your suggestions to good use. Still. Even though I'm a mom, and out of HS. Uggh.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079751153406018476noreply@blogger.com