When did preteen drama become the norm?

My daughter has a friend

Or maybe 

I should  say had a friend

This is new territory to us

She had her elementary friends

That she still sees

Just not in the same frequency

She also has friends 

That she has known 

Since they were in diapers

But

Now that the diapers have been traded in for bras

Those close friends 

Are fading into the background

The hurt feelings 

And 

The inevitably drama

That just seems to come with girls 

It can be hard to take

What makes it harder 

Is figuring out

When to step in and when to take a step back 

I know 

It is part of growing up

And finding out who you are and want to be

Spread your wings Kid

I am OK with this

The sticky part of these 

Parting diaper friends

Is the fact 

Her Mother and I 

Are good friends

How do you keep that friendship 

From getting

Trampled by drama

That is not ours

I am told

If we are true friends

We will be able to look past it all

However 

We are both extremely protective of our children's feelings

Something is brewing

You can feel it in the air

I am just hopeful 

We all can weather out this storm