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class bully, who hurled mean <strong>com</strong>mentsat anyone sensitive enough to feelbruised by them. Even though the bullyusually picked on other kids, Isabelspent hours dissect<strong>in</strong>g the mean<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>the bully’s words, what her true <strong>in</strong>tentionshad been, even what the bullymight be suffer<strong>in</strong>g at home that couldpossibly motivate her to behave sodreadfully at school.By second grade, Isabel started ask<strong>in</strong>gher mother not to arrange playdates without check<strong>in</strong>g with her first.Usually she preferred to stay home.When Joyce picked up Isabel fromschool, she <strong>of</strong>ten found the other girlsgathered <strong>in</strong>to groups and Isabel <strong>of</strong>f onthe playground, shoot<strong>in</strong>g baskets byherself. “She just wasn’t <strong>in</strong> the mix. Ihad to stop do<strong>in</strong>g pickups for a while,”recalls Joyce. “It was just too upsett<strong>in</strong>gfor me to watch.” Joyce couldn’t690/929

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