I'm facing a "The Middle" dilemma - need your inputs
I've been watching this show, on repeat, ever since it first came out 17 years ago (Gosh, has it been that long?!!). I mainly got hooked to it because of my crush on Patricia Heaton, but I was also a fan of Neil Flynn from Scrubs.
And ever since my wife and I had our one and only child, a daughter born in 2015 - I can relate to this even more.
Over the years, I've realized that my daughter is a combination of both Sue and Brick. She can be very innocent and bit of a dork (i.e. Sue) but also display maturity and intelligence like Brick.
Oh and she loves reading books.
But something from Season 2, Episode 8 (Errand Boy) made me tear a bit because it's something my kid is going through.
"Friends" having secret conversations behind her back, excluding her from events, having picnics and not inviting her.
I'm not saying my kid is perfect. I've seen it first hand that she is to blame sometimes, but not warranted enough for her to be iced out.
And I always wanted to do what Mike did - Go and confront the parent whose kid is giving my kid a hard time.
But I've always chickened out. The 'Frankie' in me says - let it go, you can't solve this problem.
Question for all the parents on this sub - Was Mike right in doing what he did? Should we fight our kids battles? Will this make them tough or more lonely?
Also - are girls in the age group 9 and above really that mean?!! I mean, I've never had this problem with the guys growing up. But this is too much to deal with!