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Originally Posted by Venefica
Is there anything fun that you could afford to do as competition for the swimming pool? I realize that it's not necessarily financially feasible for everyone to have a pool. Plus, she's already got one. Can you think of some kind of cool activity or maybe a club to form that would attract friends? And the very best revenge would be in getting to be the bigger people by making the bully jealous, but then inviting her to join too!
Btw, I completely understand. Bullies make me furious.
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Venefica......thanks so much for your replay and for your ideas. They are good ones. What I'm hoping for is that my daughter and this new girl will have something in common that the bully girl does not. Such as a favorite sport or club. I guess at this age it's really up to the girls themselves to handle this and work things out. If my daughter and the new girl are able to develop a friendship that will be great. Especially if it does not include the bully girl. But ultimately I'm starting to figure out that it's not up to me and there's nothing I can do. I can not force a friendship between my daughter and this new girl. Even if I did (say by doing her family favors or showing up at their door with welcome gifts), it's still up to the girls to develop and maintain a friendship, not me. I could be the most outgoing welcoming parent in the world and the girls may decide they don't quite mesh with each other. And then I risk embarrassing my daughter by looking desperate.