Can you describe a time when you were confused about your teenage daughter's social life?

Can you describe a time when you were confused about your teenage daughter's social life?
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My daughter used to come home with things, like toys, jewelry, books. I really thought and to this day she will swear that I believed she was selling drugs or bullying the other children into giving her stuff. Turns out kids just like her and give her stuff. lol. She has great friends who still give her stuff and I’ve learned I was just a paranoid mother.
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