Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Boys, Already?!?

Yesterday, I loaded up the two younger kids and headed off yet again to pick Molly up from school. We live three blocks from the school, so we are able to walk back and forth. After gathering up Molly, we were headed home when out of nowhere I hear, "Molly...Molly, Molly, Molly!!!" In a vehicle, driving by us down our street, there was a little boy leaning out the front window continuing to shout, "Hi, Molly...Hi, Hi Molly!!!" I turned to Molly and asked, "What was that all about?" She got this shy (might I say, flirtatious) grin and said, "Oh, he's just a boy in my class." Even though she looked a little suspicious, I really thought nothing of this comment. That was until later in the evening, when she stated that she likes to blow kisses at a boy during recess. Naturally, I asked her if it was the same boy from the street, and she said, "No, it was a different one." Now I'm a little concerned with two boy incidents in the same day. These events also had me reflecting on my Kindergarten year, when I ashamedly would cover boys with kisses if they tried to sit in the garbage can to squish down the trash. I suppose I figured they were trapped and couldn't run off...which seems very strategic. Could it be possible that Molly might attempt this same ambush tactic? I'm thinking after yesterday, it could be very possible. I'm also thinking that it's good she's in school now so she can't watch "Days of Our Lives" with her Mom anymore.

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  1. It's shocking when they start liking boys. Hailey told me the other day that she really likes this boy in her class. I asked her what she liked about him, thinking of course that it would be something wonderful like "He's nice to all the other kids" or "He plays with me at recess" but no...Her reason for liking him is "He has brown skin". As important as a good complexion can be, I felt it necessary to revisit the 'beauty is more than skin deep' talk.
    ~Amber

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