Like Like

My nine year old son, Tyler, is a shy boy....or at least he is a lot more shy than my girls....... so it came as an extreme shock recently when he came up to me and asked if it was alright to "Like-Like" a girl. Well, once I picked my chin up off the floor, I told him that I don't care if he "likes-likes" a girl as long as he doesn't "do-do" anything about it. He then proceeded to tell me about this girl in his class. This was the same little girl who lives near the old middle school and would make eyes at him last spring when we were waiting for my oldest daughter and also the same girl who had made it a point to come up to Tyler after school to say "Hello". This little girl also asked if she could go to the recent foot ball dessert social. "Is she asking him on a date?!!!" She does have a name and I know what it is, but I know if I reveal it, Ty's dad and sister will tease him mercelessly.
Well, yesterday Tyler comes home and announces this girl told his friend, Ben, that she thinks Tyler is attractive. Now, maybe I don't have much self-control but I couldn't help it. I burst out laughing. What 8-9 year old girl comes up with that? And Tyler, my shy Tyler, is just grinnin' from ear to ear. Anyone got any sand I can go hide my head in?
I never had to deal with this with my extroverted daughter whom I told from the beginning that there will be no dating until she is 16 and then there would be more rules. I am glad the little girl lives on the other side of a very busy street and hopefully that will deter her from looking Tyler up.

Imaginary Friend With A Twist

Recently Lexi had an imaginary friend over a few times..... named Amy.

Well, she has since topped herself and has gone where very few five year olds have gone before. She introduced us to her "boyfriend", Jerry. Jerry is a quiet fellow. He wears his heart on his sleeve...he is that transparent! He sat next to my husband for supper. Dh told Lexi that Jerry will be going home when it gets dark and she informed him that Jerry will be sleeping overnight.

My husband told her, "Okay, but on the sofa."

To which Lexi replied, "No, he is sleeping in MY room!"

Norm asked her where and she said "On the floor."

Nicole said, "Well, he ain't sleeping in our bed!"

I asked her what Jerry will be doing while she is getting a bath.

She said "Waiting for me." My husband said, "He's going to be down in the living room with me cause I'm gonna have to have a talk with him. No funny stuff with my daughter or I'm gonna hurt him."

To which Lexi replied, "Oh, you can't get Jerry! He's good!"

Meanwhile Nicole and I were both laughing hysterically. My husband takes 2 swings at Jerry....of course he missed both times.....according to Lexi. He then told Lexi that Jerry better keep his lips off of her.

Lexi looked surprised for a second and then said, "We're gonna kiss!" I thanked Norm for planting that idea in my child's head. Later we were talking about whether we had ice cream in the freezer and Lexi walked over to the freezer and opened it. "HEY! JERRY BROUGHT US ICE CREAM! MOOSETRACKS!"ALmost had to do the heimlich on Nicole who was trying to get her mac & cheese down and erupted into a huge coughing fit from laughing so hard.

Isn't it funny what goes through a five year old's mind? Wouldn't you just love to be able to read it? Or maybe not!