Sydney has had a little crush on a boy named David since the beginning of the school year. She talks and giggles about him all time. It has been really funny to watch these two be uncomfortable with each other. I'm not encouraging a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship in 1st grade, but I do have fun listening to Sydney talk about him when she brings him up.
For about a month a month ago, David wasn't part of her daily conversation with me anymore. I did ask her about him during that time and she told me that he doesn't talk to her anymore or runs away when she tries to play with him during recess. No big deal to her. I asked her if it hurt her feelings and she said, "Nope! He doesn't like girls. He thinks they are yucky." And that was that.
I ran into David's mom at school during the later part of the "non-speaking month" to each other and mentioned how cute I thought David was and that Sydney likes telling stories about him. She replied by saying, "I need to talk to you about Sydney." My heart stopped, I got a big pit in my stomach and felt sick. I was thinking to myself, "Does this lady think I am encouraging my 6 year old to chase a boy or have a boyfriend." I was sure that she was upset. She started telling me that David came to their bedroom one night after being in bed for 20 minutes pretty upset about Sydney. I was thinking "What did my Sydney do to this kid?" David's mom asked David what was wrong and he said, "She doesn't like me anymore. Sydney doesn't try to talk to me or chase me anymore." She told David that Sydney might not do those things anymore since you run away from her or say "girls are yucky." David's mom asked again why he is so upset (he was crying). He said, "Mom, I like it when Sydney tries to talk to me. Now that she doesn't try anymore, I think she thinks I don't have a cute face and ugly clothes." I was shocked! He was having image issues because my Sydney got bored being ignored by him.
So anyway, we laughed a bit about our kids, but she did ask if I would be willing to ask Sydney if she could at least say hi to him and David knows to say hi back. Silly kids! The pictures above are after their month of not talking to each other. You can see the little shyness and silliness in them both. David feels much better about himself. They are even P.E. partners most times. Cute kids....
Sydney has had a little crush on a boy named David since the beginning of the school year. She talks and giggles about him all time. It has been really funny to watch these two be uncomfortable with each other. I'm not encouraging a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship in 1st grade, but I do have fun listening to Sydney talk about him when she brings him up.
For about a month a month ago, David wasn't part of her daily conversation with me anymore. I did ask her about him during that time and she told me that he doesn't talk to her anymore or runs away when she tries to play with him during recess. No big deal to her. I asked her if it hurt her feelings and she said, "Nope! He doesn't like girls. He thinks they are yucky." And that was that.
I ran into David's mom at school during the later part of the "non-speaking month" to each other and mentioned how cute I thought David was and that Sydney likes telling stories about him. She replied by saying, "I need to talk to you about Sydney." My heart stopped, I got a big pit in my stomach and felt sick. I was thinking to myself, "Does this lady think I am encouraging my 6 year old to chase a boy or have a boyfriend." I was sure that she was upset. She started telling me that David came to their bedroom one night after being in bed for 20 minutes pretty upset about Sydney. I was thinking "What did my Sydney do to this kid?" David's mom asked David what was wrong and he said, "She doesn't like me anymore. Sydney doesn't try to talk to me or chase me anymore." She told David that Sydney might not do those things anymore since you run away from her or say "girls are yucky." David's mom asked again why he is so upset (he was crying). He said, "Mom, I like it when Sydney tries to talk to me. Now that she doesn't try anymore, I think she thinks I don't have a cute face and ugly clothes." I was shocked! He was having image issues because my Sydney got bored being ignored by him.
So anyway, we laughed a bit about our kids, but she did ask if I would be willing to ask Sydney if she could at least say hi to him and David knows to say hi back. Silly kids! The pictures above are after their month of not talking to each other. You can see the little shyness and silliness in them both. David feels much better about himself. They are even P.E. partners most times. Cute kids....
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