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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have many terrible lunch memories.  Both of these are from middle school:

1.  Sitting at a table all year with girls who didn't like me and openly discussed plans and parties I wasn't invited to.
2.  Having no one to sit with and being in a panic to get one of limited library passes to not have to stay in the lunch room during lunch.

I am fully functional and thriving adult with a lot of friends and a great social life.

No, it is not a great feeling.  But I also consider these things somewhat formative in a positive way.  It really helps anyone develop empathy and an awareness of others.  To this day, I'm the type of person who is always aware of someone standing just outside the circle or standing alone and will be friendly and inclusive.  [/quote]

I'm sorry you had to deal with this. My kid had the same experience a few weeks ago where friends discussed going out together and acted like she didn't exist. After advice from people here, I suggested she give them the cold shoulder and one of them realized that and when she was asked she told the girl the exact reason and how it made her feel. She told the girl that them going out was not the problem but discussing in front of her like she didn't exist was a problem. The girl apologized to her and they are back to being friends. I just hope for her that it doesn't happen again because this really affected her. Kids can be cruel unintentionally sometimes.

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