Reply #24: Thanks Lydia.

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I knew I could count on the wonderful people at DU to give great advice. I don't think I mentioned that I'm British and find it very hard to fit in here, which is probably why it pains me to think of my kids being rejected at school. This was about my son, but it's connected to the fact that my daughter has suffered a lot at school. She will be going into 11th grade soon and she has had a hard time for several years. She's not beautiful (and wouldn't mind me saying that), she's not good at sport or fashionable (saves me tons of money!), but she is a talented writer and artist. She was one of very few 10th graders to get a distinguished '5' on the writing portion of the state test, (must've got that from her Dad). Most importantly though, she's a lovely, open-minded person and would stand up for any underdog. Like me, she's an atheist which doesn't go down too well here. She's been treated horribly by her peers and it gets her down sometimes, but she is wise beyond her years. I'm going to show her your post as I know it will encourage her.
Thanks again!