February 16, 2016
'A Proud Mom'


This is from "A Proud Mom:

My 8 year old daughter (who listens to you when we're in the car) is on a competitive dance team with 14 girls, but she was asked to join the team later in the season after the girls had already bonded.  

One day, an older girl with a reputation for being a bully was asked about the number of girls on the team by a visiting choreographer.  She said "13," but then added "14 if you count the leftover" and mentioned my daughter by name.  My daughter was devastated.  She told me the story later in the day.  My first reaction was that we should talk to the team teacher, but my daughter said she wanted to handle it on her own.  In fact, she said to me "I want to do it like Dr. Laura says and use some reverse psychology on her."

The next day, my daughter walked up to the girl in question and said "I thought about what you said, and you're right - I AM a leftover."  The she snapped her fingers, smiled and said "But I'm the best leftover you'll ever meet!"  Much to my surprise, the girl paused and said "I know I hurt your feelings and I feel bad.  I'm sorry."

It was hard for me to let my daughter handle her own problem, but this was one of my prouder Mommy moments!  I don't think she'll have to worry about this girl mistreating her again.



Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM