A new girl at school has taken over most of my daughter's friends. Even some of the friends she still has have told her "well everyone likes Ally more than you." A boy she was friends with has started lying to her. Yesterday he was reading a card and he said it was a thank you note from someone. It turns out it was a graduation party invitation from this Ally girl. Everyone was invited except my daughter. Even people she's not friends with were invited.

My daughter's been invited to other social events and then uninvited because it was decided that to have both of the girls there would cause trouble, so they picked the other girl over my daughter, and my daughter has been friends with these people since 1st grade. This other girl just started school this year.

My daughter is understandably upset over being dumped. Getting upset about it causes everyone to want to be around her even less. They're tired of her "being a cry baby."

I don't know what to say to her. Her emotions have been pulled in all different directions. One day this girl acts friendly toward her, the next she's whispering and pointing and laughing. This is the cherry on top of the crap sundae she's been served lately.

I don't want to seem unsympathetic, but I'm at a loss as to what to say or do. I'm starting to think she's maybe depressed - sad, tearful, can't concentrate, school work is slipping even more, no motivation, sleeps more than usual. She's only 14.

HELP!