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That’s where I started hearing stories remarkably similar to my own. I began to wonder: Where did these girls learn to be silent? Where did they learn to deny the danger staring them in the face?
Rosalind Wiseman • Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World
She’s rarely the subject of fights. • She’s rarely excluded from the group.
Rosalind Wiseman • Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World
a lot of people love to see Queen Bees brought down. Of course, we need to hold the Queen Bees accountable for wielding their power unethically, but we also need to be there to catch them when they fall.
Rosalind Wiseman • Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World
On a daily basis, she learns what kind of girl she is “required” to be in order to be accepted by a group, or the consequence of standing her ground.
Rosalind Wiseman • Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World
The Banker is confusing to other girls because she seems harmless yet everyone is afraid of her.
Rosalind Wiseman • Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World
Never underestimate her power over other girls (and boys as well). She can and will silence her peers with a look and then turn around and be incredibly nice. But the bottom line is you’re on her side or else—you are with her or against her.