Donna found her 8 year old son, Travis, sitting on the steps crying. When she sat down beside him he looked up at her and said, "Mom, why don't the other kids like me?" Donna's heart broke. She asked what had happened and Travis told her that when he tries to play with the other kids at recess they tell him "no" or just ignore him. He said he invited another boy over to play but he always found a reason not to join Travis.
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