Philly Expatriate

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Crushes

I already admitted to being fickle...thus, the O'reilly/Matthews thing is totally out of my system now. So you can all breathe a sigh of relief. Speaking of crushes though...

Yesterday after school I went through my usual routine of asking my soon-to-be-5-year-old what kids she played with today, what kids are her friends, etc. She was a bit defensive and answered with some reluctance and irritation in her voice.

"Uh, I play with lots of kids. Lauren and Shana, and you know, lots of kids."

I backed off the questioning and then a moment later she ambled over to me, sheepishly looking at her feet. "Uh, Mommy, (heavy sigh), I'm in love. With Bobby. He's the new boy in the class."

I had to hide my grin and bite my lip. It was just too cute.

I thought of my reply and came up with, "Oh, you have special feelings? That's neat. But you know sometimes you can also be just friends with boys, and you don't have to be their 'girlfriend'. "

I said that because I have seen this little boy in the classroom and I suspect her crush is unrequieted. I had he re-tell her story to her dad that evening and he practically fainted! It was really cute, though.

Speaking of my husband...

He came home from a one-day trip to Phoenix and brought back some little gifts for us, including a pretty sterling cuff bracelet for me. Hmmm, I think I'll keep him ;)

Posted at 10:39 am by brandy101

	Posted by Mephisto @ 11/12/2004 07:04 AM PST
	I hear ya, Scott ... I've been waiting for Linda Kennedy since freakin' 1966! LOL

	Posted by scott @ 11/12/2004 04:26 AM PST
	You should crush those feelings now: I am still waiting for Olivia Newton John to call me. I mean, it's been 25 years since 'Grease'....How much longer, Olivia?

	Posted by Mephisto @ 11/11/2004 08:57 AM PST
	An early starter, eh? Methinks you're in for a long haul with her. Seriously, I remember having a major crush at about that age. The beautiful Linda Kennedy. Alas! it was also unrequited ...

	Posted by Gigglesbee @ 11/10/2004 02:43 PM PST
	Oy....5 huh? I started telling my daughter that she can't date until she's 33. She still believes me and she's almost 9. hehehe Oh sure...she'll figure it out one day, but until then....33 it is!! And thanks for your congratulations! :)

	Posted by Lyly @ 11/10/2004 12:40 PM PST
	This is her first crush? That's so sweet, and she told you first. Very special ;-). My son just smiles at his 'girlfriend', but I think they've lost their spark now. The bracelet - noice, very noice.

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