tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978024424708430886.post9003744469683146235..comments2016-12-30T15:39:36.607-08:00Comments on a 40something life: 40. Mean girlsMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321813009126084171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978024424708430886.post-8844896626933359052012-09-18T07:14:23.796-07:002012-09-18T07:14:23.796-07:00I find it so hard to hold back sometimes.. especia...I find it so hard to hold back sometimes.. especially when the first instinct is to fight fire with fire... and then, I remember the children are watching...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321813009126084171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978024424708430886.post-76717804813879158862012-09-18T05:57:46.954-07:002012-09-18T05:57:46.954-07:00Good on you for teaching Tia the important lesson ...Good on you for teaching Tia the important lesson of maintaining one's dignity and being true to oneself. Thank that imbecile for inspiring you to write a beautiful blog about it.Joannahttp://thecrazyangmoandhisangrywife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978024424708430886.post-71426854910617770862012-09-18T02:12:53.508-07:002012-09-18T02:12:53.508-07:00Thanks Bev! Like every mother, it kills me whenev...Thanks Bev! Like every mother, it kills me whenever they get hurt... I will go pick up that book. Thanks gorgeous girl! xMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321813009126084171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978024424708430886.post-36199759727769586012012-09-18T01:11:39.020-07:002012-09-18T01:11:39.020-07:00Sounds like you handled it BRILLIANTLY - advocatin...Sounds like you handled it BRILLIANTLY - advocating for yourself; modeling this for your child, precious dialogue that resulted from this teachable moment and the priceless bonding with Tia! That's what INTEGRITY is made of, Mich! Well done!<br /><br />Pick up this book to read together with your girls - Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. Identifying the different roles in cliques; which one you were/your daughter is; how to navigate amidst more mean girls throughout adolescence!BNagaonoreply@blogger.com