((((bloom3))) - thank you for taking the time to explain what you meant and it makes a lot of sense. My husband comes from the Middle East and it's common to believe in the 'evil eye'. The use turquoise to ward off the evil eye and curses.

I know you weren't comparing your story to our situation but I wanted to share - I/we always try to solve things peacefully first. When it 1st happened, my daughter explained to the girl, all she wanted was for her to apologize and admit she took the items. She wouldn't say sorry and denied taking it - she would gossip lies to other kids and even said my daughter planted the items.

The girl came to our house, went on picnics with us and my senses told me something wasn't right - she seemed very nervous. I shared this with my daughter, but I didn't want to tell her who to be friends with because she's old enough to make these decisions. Since the girl is having many other problems - I don't think she knows how to be a good friend. At this point my daughter made the healthy decision not to remain friends.