Exclusion

There is a group of neighborhood boys that get together and play next door. They have a lot of fun. They jump on a big trampoline and rough house.
Arwen stares over at them, her lip quivering,  her face flushing, so sad. She desperately wants to play with them.
They don't understand her. She doesn't play appropriately.  Her gross motor skills are underdeveloped and she's clumsy.
Her exclusion hurts me. Her sadness rips my heart out. Her pain is my pain...And this is only the beginning.