My kid didn't get invited to a party. It triggered my own childhood memories and we learned to deal with disappointment together.

The author's daughter (not pictured) wasn't invited to a classmate's birthday party.

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• My child wasn't invited to a classmate's birthday party. My heart ached for her.
• I know how she feels, as this experience brought up my own childhood memories.
• Instead of trying to fix the issue, my daughter and I learned how to work through disappointment together.

It started with a whisper.

"Everyone else got one," my daughter said to me, her eyes locked on the floor.