Assertive Comebacks To Use When They Say: "Why Aren't You Close Anymore?"
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Why That Group Wasn’t a Fit (And How to Move On Without Closure or Self-Blame)
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Why Some Mean Girls Exclude You (Even When You Didn’t Do Anything Wrong)
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How to Spot a Mean Girl Ringleader vs. The Herd
How to Become Unreadable Around Mean Girls
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How to Out Calm and Out Position a Mean Girl Herd
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Why Trio Friendships So Often End in Quiet Realignment
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4 Reasons Men Don’t Believe Mean Girl Behavior Exists and How to Explain It So They Finally Get It
Bullying, Body Language, Family, Friends, Gaslighting, Kids, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girl, excluded, mean mom, school, high school, middle school
How to Walk into School Prepared When You're Dealing with Mean Girl Moms: Holiday Break Edition
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4 Signs They Don’t Want to Be Friends, They're Just Polite, Not a Mean Girl
Friends, Gaslighting, Kids, Rude People, Social eventsChristina Ferraripolite, friend, friend help, mean girl, do they want to be my friend?, rude?, guessing, confusing
Why They Didn't Invite You & What To Do
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How to Handle Parenting in Unsafe and Uncomfortable Situations
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5 Reasons Your Friendship Ended and What To Do Next
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3 Signs a “Mean Nice Girl” Is Friend Hopping With Whoever You Bond With So You Stay the Outsider
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How to Teach Your Child to Be Assertive (Without Being a Pushover)
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How to Teach Your Child Their Strong Voice: A Step-by-Step Guide Parents Can Use at Home
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How to Raise an Assertive Child (Without Creating a Pushover or a Yeller)
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How to Join Any Group at a Holiday Party (Without Feeling Awkward or Hovering)
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6 Tactics a Mean Girl Uses to Freeze You Out and Why Some People Still Deny It Happens
4 Things Mean Girl Moms Did on Halloween That Made You dread School drop off on Monday
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