Olivia has a crush on a boy in her class. He admittedly likes her as well. So much so that he told me about it on a field trip a while back. I was amazed at the candor.
It's very harmless (thank God) as they are only 8. Neither of them gushes about one another but again they are both very clear and honest to their peers and their parents that they like eachother.
In the car en route to school today I asked her why she liked him.
He's smart
How?
He uses big words and reads books like Harry Potter. When we do our timed math tests and have to get 20 answers correct in one minute, he gets about 40 correct.
He's creative
How?
Did you see his name tag? It has a lot of fish and underwater sea life pictures that he drew on it.
He's talented
How?
He is great at a lot of sports. I've seen him play soccer and basketball and remember this summer I went over to his house and saw him swim?
He's funny
How?
He pretends he's a beaver pushing a lawn mower. He acts out what it's like to ride up and then go down on a roller coaster.
So why do you like him better than the other boys in school?
They think they're "all that". And they're not. But Joel is.
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I saw them both walking through the school yard the other day to get to the back parking lot! It was fascinating to watch them both!
This is so sweet for her isn't it Katie!
I had a crush on a boy when I was about Olivia's age. His name was Howard Taylor and I liked his name (it was mum's maiden name) and I thought wouldn't that be grand to marry someone with the same name?!!
We started at school together at just four years old and were together in the *same* class until we left for different high schools at twelve years old. We shared Valentine cards with each other all through those years even though we also sent cards to other kids in the class too! The irony was our mothers attended prenatal classes together and then both sadly died within weeks of each in November '94.
Love to know what happened to him. He went to a boy's school and I went to co-ed and we lost touch, but I do believe these sweet relationships we form as young children, help us develop wonderful and healthy relationships with others when we grow up.
Bless her heart...
Have you googled him? Facebooked him? ;) Apparently Liv's "crush" got his haircut..took her a glance or two to deal with it. She now approves.
Ha-Ha... That's pretty cute
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