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I'm like really frustrated, and not sure what to do! My step-daughter is ten years old, and is shy. I feel her pain, cause I too was shy, and still am to a point. She does not like to do anything new unless she knows people. For example: On Wednesday nights Westside Baptist Church has a kid's night (youth group) Tyler loves to go because he has lots of friends from school that go. Ron and I usually drop him off at 6:30 and we go play raquetball and then pick him back up at 8:00pm when its over. Last night we had Madesyn and I felt it would be good for her to go too and met friends and do something. We she didn't want to go so rather than encourage her to go Ron just dropped her off at her mom's house, and then went and picked her back up at 8:30. This kinda pissed me off, because if she doesn't want to do something, than she doesn't have to. Everyone always goes out of their way to accomadate (sp?) her. I was a shy child, and my parents did not make me try new things, and now as an adult I have a very hard time trying things. And it pains me to do it, like at the gym, since I have my comfort zone in the elliptical area, that is the only area I use. It fears me to go to the other side of the gym, unless of course someone was with me. Than I'm ok. So I guess I feel that if she learned to be more comfortable with herself now, it won't be so hard later on. Ugggh!!!!!