In preparation for school, Kenzie announced, “Maybe Aidan will want to play with me today, maybe he won’t. If he doesn’t, it’s okay because I’ll just play with my other friends. I have lots of friends. And if Aidan doesn’t want to play with me today, maybe someday he will and we’ll play again if I want to.”

After work tonight I asked her...trying to be subtle..."how was your day?" "Great!!" was her reply. I pushed a bit, "who did you play with?" With a great sense of satisfaction she said, "I just played by myself. I didn't play with anybody. Aidan didn't want to play with me today and that was his choice. It's okay, though. If Aidan doesn't want to play with me then I just won't play with him." She seemed really convinced of that.

I suggested that next time, if she wanted, she could ask another kid to play with her. She said, "That's a great idea! Maybe next time I'll ask one of my other friends to play with me!" I hope it lasts!