Your niece hurt my feelings.

Published 16 days ago • 1 min read

September 2026

She didn't have to do me like that

Listen,

A lesser woman would have let it ruin her whole day.

My daughter is the 8 year old in question and she hit me with a rejection on her birthday.

I had to do some mental gymnastics to get myself back on target, and I got some valuable insight in the process.

Go read all about it:

​I Got My Feelings Hurt By An Eight-Year-Old​

This one...whew! Y'all, pray for me cause I have to go strategize a plan to move us safely into her teen years!

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Take Care Sis,

Chanda Branch

Transition Strategist | Speaker | Substack Author

600 1st Ave, Ste 330 PMB 92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2246
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