Thank you to the good people of Minnesota who created some great memories for a child.

but not sure I would call it hating. As her parents said, the other kids are nice to her at school, but she doesn't have any close friends or kids she hangs out with. At that age, I think it's more the other kids being fearful of a kid that is different and not knowing any better.

a great tribute to those families and the Minnesota Viking player to show up.




And it gave notice to the parents and the students that didn't show up that they were basically rude, that intolerance is not acceptable

I think calling all of them names without a chance to explain themselves is rather unfair and nobody RSVPs anymore. Maybe some of the kids even showed up.

I'm angry at the fact that nobody wanted to come. But, it's a feelgood story after all.

I'm mad and happy at the same time.

know how their actions hurt a little girl who just wanted to have a birthday party.

that every single one could not make it. I'd think they need to look at the school, the classroom and figure out why those girls are so snotty, if that's the case. Possibly every one of them had something else to do, with all the scheduling they do of kids now.

Not one RSVP or other indication that they would not be there was offered. Not one.

Those kids in that MN school and their parents need to have a good look in the mirror at themselves. That hundreds of total strangers showed up and not one classmate says all they need to know about their characters.

As you'd expect to hear more like they went out of their way to go to the girl's birthday party, since she does have a disability. I recall that football team that let the disabled kid make a touchdown. Kids in present day are usually more compassionate and sensitive than my generation was. So this is an odd story. But true it is not just feel good as they need to look in the mirror.

the memory that clicked in my head: Why couldn't they have rallied around McKenzie like that football team rallied around their classmate?

that let the boy score a touchdown, if I recall? There is a big difference between high schoolers and kids in 4th grade that are 8 and 9 years old. I'd put the blame way more on the parents than the kids in this case. As the girl's dad said, the kids in the school were friendly to her, but she just didn't have friends. The parents should have taught their kids not to be fearful of kids and people that are different than them.

I'm glad that she ended up having a great birthday party, but I'm more sad about the other kids in her class being ignorant and fearful of their classmate. I just hope she can find a few real friends at school going forward.

into classes for decades and it includes teaching tolerance. Most of our schools also have anti-bullying classes.

Some thing went really wrong here. Also I would guess that the parents and children in this 4th grade are very aware of how the community reacted and are NOW feeling pretty embarrassed. Or at least I hope so.

It doesn't sound like anyone is actively bullying the child.
She is being ignored by her peers.

Bday party....not pretty.

I'm pretty sure most parents would advise their child to be kind to a kid with a disability.

never heard of this .
http://sotossyndrome.org/sotos-syndrome
1000 points for mom and her good use of social media.

Since adults with this syndrome might be in a normal range of height and intellect.

This shows that when people of good will step up, they can accomplish wonderful things. And have fun in doing so.

This is truly beautiful. Thank you for posting it.