Sunday, November 8, 2009

Bitches Are Bitches


My daughter is a bitch, and I don't know what to do about it. She and the girl across the street have been best friends since they were itty bitty. They are like sisters. They play together every day after school. They're inseparable.
  
A few months ago, a new girl moved in down the street. She's a nice girl. Plays well. Uses her manners. Pretty, wavy hair. It wasn't long before she became one of the pack.

This morning, my DD's best friend came over to see if she could play. My DD was totally excited to see her, but when she stepped onto the porch, the new girl showed up at the end of our driveway. The three girls all stood there staring at each other. Nobody said a word. You could have cut the tension with a knife.

The staring contest lasted about a minute. Finally, my daughter walked past her best friend and took off down the street with the new girl. Her best friend, odd man out, slowly walked back home.

It was painful to watch. Why are girls like this? The boys don't have these problems. They play ball and wrestle with whoever shows up in the street. They don't have to play with only one friend. Everyone is welcome. Why can't the girls figure this out?



Yes, my daughter is a bitch....in every sense of the word.


My daughter, Ruby, on the left, hanging with her new bestest friend, Remy, at her house this morning. Sally, her old BFF, was home licking her wounds.

8 comments:

Corey Schwartz said...

Oh, ha ha! I have a five year "human" daughter (as you know) so I was hanging on every word till I got to the pic! You're so funny!

Nicole said...

This was great! I was trying to figure out who you were talking about the whole time...was it Julia, no maybe Katherine...how funny! I needed a good laugh after this long day...thank you!

lisa and laura said...

Too funny! I was a little worried about you there for a second...

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

I was thinking hard of the right words of wisdom to give to you. I scrolled further down your lbog (my first time here) to see if you had been haing any other problems with your "daughter." As I scrolled up, I glanced at your piture. LOL...I guess the talk I was going to recommend would not be approriate. Cute post. :)

Kim said...

Sharon - We are dealing with this issue in the "human" world also. I'm not sure who's learning the behavior from whom. Luckily, my "human daughter" and her friends are just hyper sensitive in threesomes rather than maliciously excluding each other. SO...if you have any words of wisdom on the subject. PLEASE do share!

Glad you stopped by. Come back often. :)

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

Kim,
Just remind your daughter that she only wants to speak and treat her friends the way she wants to be spoken to and treated. It's something I had to remind my fourth grade students repeatedly. But each time I reminded them, they listened. It's something we all have to learn to do, and it's okay being reminded, because we all want to be liked.

Anonymous said...

Ha. That is a tricky bitch post! So fun, and funny! Plus, you get to cuss on your blog without really cussing!

Kara said...

HILARIOUS!! I guess my daughter is a bitch too. A bitch that eats poo. You can't really get any worse than that, can you??