Care and Feeding

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Dear Care and Feeding,

There’s a boy, “James,” in my 10-year-old daughter “Amanda’s” class whom she cannot stand. Yesterday, I discovered a fabric doll she had made that appeared to represent James, with dozens of pins sticking out of it, most of them concentrated in the eyes and crotch.

When I confronted Amanda about it, she confirmed the doll is a voodoo doll and that she is trying to put a curse on James as revenge for him constantly teasing her. Apparently she learned about making the dolls online.

I don’t know what to think here.…