Tough Love: A Boy Told My 7-Year-Old He Doesn’t Like Jews
‘My inclination is to do nothing, and let my daughter decide if she wants to be friends with this boy,’ writes an uncertain mom. Our advice columnist weighs in.
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Tough Love: A Boy Told My 7-Year-Old He Doesn’t Like Jews“Your role is not to pave her social world, but to help her develop moral instincts and personal dignity in the face of ugliness,” writes Abigail Shrier. (Photo by Vermilya/Three Lions/Getty Images)‘My inclination is to do nothing, and let my daughter decide if she wants to be friends with this boy,’ writes an uncertain mom. Our advice columnist weighs in.By Abigail Shrier04.30.26 — Tough Love with Abigail ShrierFOLLOW COLUMN --:----:--Upgrade to Listen5 minsProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration4576Dear Abigail,My 7-year-old daughter has a good group of first-grade friends at our local public school. I am casually friendly with most of their moms.
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