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   margueritem said, 10 months ago

   Alice can’t weasel out of this one.
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   Sisyphos said, 10 months ago

   Attaway, Madeline! Alice needs to have some of that mean leeched out of her….
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   c.davies said, 10 months ago

   @Sisyphos

   I think Alice is perfect as she is. She needs some mean to deal with life as a female. Believe me!
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   Smitty72 said, 10 months ago

   What she really needs is some “help” on the backside.
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   scrabblefiend said, 10 months ago

   @Smitty72

   Can’t do that anymore, as someone will call Child Services, and complain about child abuse.
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   Citizen GROG! said, 10 months ago

   @scrabblefiend

   It’s still what she needs, no matter what those idiots say.
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   Nugget0 said, 10 months ago

   Alice is a fair weather friendly bully. Dill is an admiring victim. This is all so reality based.
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   Dry and Dusty said, 10 months ago

   @Nugget0

   And they are destined to be married one day! LOL!
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   Gokie5 said, 10 months ago

   IMHO, Alice doesn’t need to be whomped on. The outlined punishments will be noxious enough for her. I’m glad she wasn’t able to get by with the bullying.
   BTW, here’s a (rather long) thought-provoking article I read yesterday: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/magazine/can-emotional-intelligence-be-taught.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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    Tom Falco said, 10 months ago

    Since when is being called a “new kid” a bad thing? You should see what these kids call each other on Facebook.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 10 months ago

    @c.davies

    She was the bully here. Mean is what you think makes you resilient? Just leads to bitterness and hate. Better to take some other human trait to make you tough.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 10 months ago

    @Smitty72

    Yes teach her that when they misbehave violence is the cure. If that is true we do we not have flogging anymore for criminals?
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 10 months ago

    @Gokie5

    Emotional intelligence more important than you IQ score by far.
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    Citizen GROG! said, 10 months ago

    @shytimes2

    We’re talking about a spanking here, not a brutal beating.
    

    
    a calm talking to never worked on me when I was a kid. It went in one ear and out the other. But a good spanking got my attention. What ever I did to deserve it, never was repeated again.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 10 months ago

    @Citizen GROG!

    There are ways of asserting control even of a child without beating them. And I have seen parents do that and more at the grocery story. Licensing of parents is needed.
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