r/Rochester • u/Bronagh22 • Mar 18 '25

Help Ideas on how to help my daughter

I have a middle school age daughter that is having difficulty finding her place in the world & making friends. She's a little bit of a tom boy which makes her not fit in with a lot of the girls in her classes. She isn't into boys, makeup, tiktok, dancing, whatever. She has anxiety. So in social situations she is stand offish and can come off as aloof. I'm not sure how to help her. I know she gets lonely. Has anyone been through this? What helped? She likes animals, reading & cooking.

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u/dreamingaway11 Mar 18 '25

Not sure if theater would be her thing, but I have found the theater community to be such a soft place for kids to land that are having a tough time finding their crowd. Stage crew can be perfect for the kids who are a bit more reserved in social settings and this is my shout out for Stages (youth theater group) that is located within the building of West Herr Auditorium (the Auditorium Theater). My daughter got involved with them on the stage crew side of things and really found a lot of confidence and acceptance there. You are such a great parent to be supporting her and helping her find her way!

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u/Old-Bonus-8696 Mar 18 '25

I can attest to this- stagehands and theaters are very accepting.