Six Year Old Tyrants

I am so tired of hearing my six year old daughter tell me that girls at school are commenting on what she wears and how she looks. It makes me want to scream and run up to the school so I can tear those ignorant little you know what's hair out. Yes, I know - a very mature reaction on my part (not). She has just informed me that two of these lovely children told her she needed a make over and that her clothes were ugly. How am I supposed to build a confident, well rounded, self assured woman out of this kid with brainwashing like that going on everyday at school? Her self esteem is getting riddled with holes from these parasitic pests that just latch on to any shred of insecurity and then they eat at you until you're completely broken. I can't win, can I?

I've tried to buy her clothes that are more "trendy" and hope that she'll "fit in", but that didn't work (I'm becoming a huge fan of uniforms by the way).

I've tried to talk to her, reinforce what is most important - "it's not how you look, it's how you act - who you are is not made up of your clothes, it's what's in your heart" - What does a six year old hear, "blah, blah, blah".

I've tried the "you're beautiful! I don't know where these girls are coming from!" and she says, "you have to say that, you're my mother!" - she's right, but I do believe it!

I've tried to ignore it, hoping it's a phase, a quickly, fleeting, passing phase - to no avail.

I've tried advising my daughter to ignore the girls and she can't. She's so young! Why does this have to be something she deals with now. It's not fair (yes, I'm whining and I don't care!).

I haven't tried calling their parents.

I haven't tried contacting the teacher.

I haven't tried talking to the kids themselves.

Going to war takes a plan, I don't have one (yet), but I am definitely in the trenches already and the shells are coming in like crazy. I wish I could just say a prayer and duck for cover, but in this case, I have to charge the damn front line and I'm not really sure if my heart can take it. But I know I have to save my kid and that's all that matters! CHAAAAAARRRRRRGE!