She Said, She Said
Recently a mother texted me that her first grader came home from school upset that my young daughter was making fun of her on the school bus. And would I please talk with my little one? The mom wasn’t accusatory but simply wanted the situation settled, her daughter was hurt. Reflexively, I assumed my daughter was in the wrong, because my own mother did just that when it came to similar circumstances involving me, or because I knew the family well enough to know the mom wouldn’t exaggerate about something like this. I didn’t go directly to my daughter to scold her; I…
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