My3girls Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 She has not been in a good place emotionally lately. We had a big talk, and it's what I had suspected. She doesn't have a best friend. Since we began homeschooling last year, she has disengaged from her ps friends, but she has not replaced them with hs friends. I have her involved in Girl Scouts, 4H, Dancing Grits, Archery, and a music coop. She just hasn't connected, though. She's beautiful, smart, and very shy. I see kids reaching out to her, but she doesn't reach back. She's making noise about returning to ps, but her father and I really prefer her not to. It's a last resort kind of thing. She officially proclaimed herself an atheist today so this may be a big part of why she is feeling like an outsider lately. Everything around here is church oriented. I did finally find a secular coop that I am going to call tomorrow and get information on. I'm really hoping this is the answer. I guess I'm not really asking a question just looking for a cyber hug and some support. I really want her to be happy, and we are struggling, right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thirteen can just be an angst-filled age regardless of circumstances; seems most girls that age I have known have felt lonely and unhappy.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmerRex Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 :grouphug: Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 This is a common age for kids in ps to also lose their friends. The groups re-assemble, relationships drift apart due to changes in maturity and interests and it's not unusual to go right through hs with no close friends... Sorry your dd is sad. I hope she finds someone she clicks with soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Aww, ((hugs)) hard to see your kids struggle with this kind of thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm there with you. My own DD13 misses her friends from school (we started homeschooling 2 years ago). Since they all went in different directions the bunch just doesn't get together anymore. I have recently discovered a "local" (not as local as I'd like, but they are secular and within a reasonable distance) homeschooling group for us to try -- we will attend their next park meeting this Friday and hopefully start making some new friends. This is really the only reason DD13 or DD10 would even think about returning to brick&mortar schools. They enjoy the home schooling and prefer it, but miss having friends around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Might I suggest you invite some kids over for 2-3 hours once a week or so to give them a chance to bond, visit, get to know each other? Or maybe have movie night but start early enough they can visit afterwards? Something consistent that would give everyone, including your daughter, a chance to feel more comfortable with each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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