@Midwest67 I totally agree that middle school is the worst, at least for relational aggression in girls. That’s great that your daughter later became friends again with one of the 8th grade “cool girls” in her senior year:) I kind of hope that my daughter will also have some reconciliation with at least one of the girls (from her former friend group) at some point.
I had actually considered counseling for my daughter, but realized that she was coping with everything rather well. I, on the other hand, was pretty much a mess over the situation, so the reassurance from all of the CC parents on this thread was invaluable. If I hadn’t had that reassurance, I think I probably would have needed the counseling, lol.