I was sitting with Ethan this afternoon before he had to catch the bus for school and I asked him if he had a girlfriend? Keep in mind he is in Kindergarten and only 5, but if you think back to when you were in Kindergarten I am sure most of us can say we had a "boy/girl friend". So I asked Ethan if he had a girlfriend. He immediately answered NO! So of course I dropped it and moved on...wait what? No that doesn't sound like me. So next I asked if he liked anyone in his class. With this cute little smile he said yeah. Her name is Kate. Oh so cute, Kate!
So I decided to tell Ethan about my Kindergarten boyfriend. His name was Adam. He rode my bus and even kissed me on the cheek. I know, we moved fast back then! I had even invited him to my birthday party. I am pretty sure though it didn't last very long. I faintly remember there being another girl he liked too.
The thing though that made me sad was when I asked Ethan if he was going to tell Kate that he liked her, he said no that he didn't want to get into trouble. So I asked how he would get into trouble? He told me that his teacher has said that they can't ask each other to be boyfriend or girlfriend. How sad is that? I mean, yeah 5 and 6 year old's shouldn't be making these connections, but I wonder if that will have any affect on him in the future? Not that I want him having girlfriends he is too young!
