Being chosen

Being picked for the team, being asked to play, or being selected as the friend who keeps the secret. Everyone enjoys the feeling of being chosen. My middle schooler and a friend of hers decided, on their own volition, to walk away from their usual lunch group and sit with a group of students at lunch for the day, who have special needs. They didn’t get to choose who to sit with at lunch, nor did anyone choose them for their lunch table . That day, they were chosen. That was the most proud of her that I’ve ever been.