Madison is in her 4th year of Girl Scouts with the same troop. For a while I was considering changing what troop she was in. You see, she goes to a different school than the rest of the girls. She is the only one. All the other girls have been in school with each other since kindergarten. They only meet once a month. During some activities, Madison would be left out. If the girls had to choose partners or teams, Madison was the last one to be chosen. She was an outsider. She never said anything but I could see in her face that it bothered her. So all school year I have kept my eyes and ears open for troops at Madison's school.
This last month or so has changed my mind. The girls have "secret buddies" this year. They each had to write a letter to their secret buddy, in code. After decoding her letter, Madison discovered that her letter said "It's fun having you in our troop." Last week, we arrived a little late to the meeting (we have to come from a different school after all). All the other girls looked up, smiled and said "Hi Madison!" Then, last night, we ran into one of the girls from the troop at a community event. Madison walked up and said hi, and the two stuck together for the rest of the night.
So I guess I will leave her in the troop. It seems her outsider status is finally fading away. Plus, I know it's good to be exposed to different groups of people so you can learn to interact with various personalities. It may take time but eventually you find your place.
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