An economics professor friend mentioned that membership is more valuable if others are excluded. It makes sense if you look at the greek system, wait lists for exclusive country clubs, limited edition gadgets or popular cliques among children (and moms). We always seem to want what we can’t have.
My daughter has been dallying with the concept of exclusion lately, watching her friends exclude others and encouraging her to do the same. It’s been a bit of a moral dilemma for her and frankly for me too. I have tried to encourage her to “make good choices” and be kind to others only to learn that when she refuses to exclude, she gets excluded.
My well intentioned advice seems to be making her miserable which leads me to ponder: Does it make sense to reach out to the other moms and is there really anything we can collectively do to remedy the situation? Or, will my overtures only make things worse?
Has anyone ever reached out to another mom to help work through issues between the kids? How did you do it and how did it work out?
Working with other moms to solve issues between kids
An economics professor friend mentioned that membership is more valuable if others are excluded. It makes sense if you look at the greek system, wait lists for exclusive country clubs, limited edition gadgets or popular cliques among children (and moms). We always seem to want what we can’t have.
My well intentioned advice seems to be making her miserable which leads me to ponder: Does it make sense to reach out to the other moms and is there really anything we can collectively do to remedy the situation? Or, will my overtures only make things worse?
Has anyone ever reached out to another mom to help work through issues between the kids? How did you do it and how did it work out?