“Hey Mom.” Hi, sweetie. How was school today? “It was fine. Paige was being kind of weird.” Hmm. Weird how? “Paige was getting mad that Alexis and I hung out together on Saturday, even though we invited her and she said she couldn’t come.” That’s not fair of her. Did you remind her that you said she could come? “Yeah, but she said that if she couldn’t come, we shouldn’t hang out just the two of us.” You know that’s not true. It’s fine to hang out with whoever you want to. “Yeah. She was really upset though.” Did she do anything else? “Kind of. She kind of started talking to all these other girls about it and saying how we’re rude and don’t want to hang out with anybody but each other.” That’s not very nice of her at all. Did you ask her to stop? “Me and Alexis both did. But she was just like, ‘oh, now you want to talk to me!’ and made everyone laugh and stuff.” That’s not OK for her to do. I’m sorry that you’re going through that. Can I do anything to help? “I don’t know… Alexis and I just don’t really know what to do, I guess.” Well, if you’ve already tried talking to her and she didn’t want to talk, then I would try to ignore her. She’s being mean and unfair to you, and you don’t need to spend any more time with her. “But she’s my friend, and it feels weird that she’s all being like this.” Most people who are your friends wouldn’t treat you this way. If you still want her to be your friend, you can try talking to her again, but otherwise, she’s not worth your time. “OK, I guess I can try that.” Let me know how it goes, OK, sweetie? And you know you can always come to me for more help if you need it. “I know. Thanks, Mom.”