alienation makes for a bad day

The other day E heard the word "alienated" on the radio news and asked what it meant. Of course it piqued her interest, having to do with aliens. I said, "It means being left out."

Soon she said, "Mommy? Not this day, but another day..., I felt alienated. I was playing with Everett and he was picking someone to be his dog, and I was wearing my white dress with the buttons on it and he said the person he picked was wearing a SHIRT, and that was Niyah! And then he picked Abby to be his wife!"