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Danmel

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16. I told my daughter when she was in middle school

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 02:03 PM

22 hrs ago

That the kids who bullied her and made fun of her purse and clothes (which were perfectly fine) would spend their whole lives looking over their shoulders to see if someone has something they don't and that they would never be content or grateful for what they had and that she was much better off than they were because she would know she had what she needed and enough of what she wanted to be satisfied
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I told my daughter when she was in middle school Danmel 22 hrs ago #16

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Thanks for that link. progressoid 20 hrs ago #23

Hits the nail right on the head. SupportSanity 20 hrs ago #21

GOOD one. EXCELLENT is even better. calimary 20 hrs ago #22

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