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[quote=Anonymous]BTDT.  You sound like a really nice and kind person.  Like you, we've been on both sides.  What I remember most from being on the "cut" side is that all of a sudden we lost an entire social network and it almost felt like we were being shunned.  I think your post alludes to the same feelings.  It was upsetting to see how people we thought were friends suddenly were running the other way when they saw us.

I think it is better to reach out than to ignore the elephant in the room.  I don't know how old your child is but maybe reach out for some one-on-one playdates -- NOT the pity party play date with your son and all the kids who were cut (!!!) but one-on-one play dates or family parties.

I also think it is okay to say something like "I wanted to reach out to tell you that we're really sorry that Larlo isn't on the team.  He has such great rebound skills and his jump shot is fabulous.  Mazlo will miss playing with him this season but hopefully they'll be together again next season.  In the meantime, we don't want their friendship to languish.  Is Larlo available to come over to watch Coco for movie and popcorn night, and maybe sleep over?"[/quote]

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