still shaking my head . . .

As my granddaughter explained to me why she opted not to attend her karate class on Monday, my mind went back to an early time and place. I guess things still have not changed. Say what you may, but in my book, the single nastiest group of collective individuals are those of the female persuasion existing in their own private bubble known as middle school. Their brains are not fully developed but their mouths flap at will. It is tough to try to explain to an hurting tween, that they are the butt of an unkind remark merely because someone else lacks self confidence. It simply makes them feel better to belittle someone else. Sigh. It will be years before some of the 'mean girls' become civil . . . others never will. We have all come across one or two of them in our adult lives. Except they are easier to shrug off for what they are at this point: mean women. The ones we now feel sorry for because their lives are not full and rich and ripe with love. So we cocoon our tweens in as much love as we can and march forward. Because we know in the end, we will have raised good kids, who become good women .