Me: Who did you play with at school today?
Abby: Larissa, Payton, and 'livia. [Her eyebrows scrunch together in a look of concern.] 'Livia won't stand next to me.
Me: Olivia won't stand next to you?
Abby: Uh-huh!
Me: That doesn't feel nice, huh? Why won't Olivia stand next to you?

[I am beginning to feel sorry for Abby at this point, seeing the hurt look on her face.]

Abby: 'Cuz she comes by me and I run away!

Normally very sensitive to her friends, I'm quite frankly stunned at her confession to poor social etiquette. We will need to keep reinforcing the concept of inclusiveness.

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