I reconnected with a middle school friend the other day. I was so happy to see her and meet her family. We grew up in white suburbs and I felt like a super loner. I was one of only Asians in community, shy, and awkward. My parents weren’t as wealthy as everyone else. She would invite and include me all the time in things. It really helped me build my confidence and I think of those times fondly. We weren’t super close friends or anything but those invites meant the world to me and I was reminded of that when we reconnected over 15 years apart.