DD14 has definitely found what Val mentions to be true.
She has better social acceptance from kids younger and from people older than 18.
She currently doesn't seem to have a "best" friend. Socially, she's so adroit that I don't think that's really it-- she blends in wherever she chooses to, basically. But the bottom line is that she really thinks that a lot of what typical 14-17yo girls are obsessed with is... well, stupid.
Her friends in that age group do not have average interests, by far.
Physically, she's a very young 14, and she's definitely not very athletic/coordinated.
She's not really got a single adequate peer group-- but "college geeks" seems to be about the right spot at the moment. It's hard to say when you have a 14yo who makes both the 50 year old neighbor smile, and also the 4yo next door, and seems fulfilled and content with both conversations. KWIM?
