I feel bad for Rivky. She doesn’t have social skills — so she doesn’t have friends

As told to Perel Stone

Monday, December 2  

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amar asked me if I would work with her on a Chanukah activity for the class. I remember when Mrs. Rokach sat us next to each other in third grade and Tamar didn’t even notice me when I said hello.

She was only eight years old then, so I wouldn’t hold it against her anyway, and now that we’re close friends, I know she’s a nice girl. But I think the reason that she didn’t notice me then, is because I didn’t believe I was worth noticing. I acted like I wasn’t important, so no one saw me.

I can’t get over how much has changed since I was that little kid with no friends. The more I feel good about myself, the more people want to be my friend.

Monday, March 3

I spent the afternoon at Rivky’s house and actually had a good time. I feel bad for Rivky. She doesn’t have social skills — so she doesn’t have friends. She follows around the popular girls, trying way too hard to get them to notice her. Usually, they ignore her. I don’t know if they don’t see her, or they pretend not to.