As much as I don’t even want to think that Olivia is ‘interested’ in boys … I have to say that I am happy to report that she has a good head on her shoulders and already knows what’s important characteristics in members of the opposite sex. She has had this long standing ‘crush’ on a boy at her school .. apparently I learned that ‘everyone’ has a crush on this particular boy at school. When asked, why … she declared that everyone is ‘in love’ with his hair! She later declared that I don’t like him because of his hair mommy, that’s dumb …. that’s not why you like a boy. So I asked, her why does she like him … she said that she liked him for his ‘kindness’ and ‘respectfulness’ – to use her words exactly. I told her that those qualities are an excellent start and that I was happy that she sees beyond the ‘good look’ of an 8 year old boy and sees what is inside – for that is what counts. I ended the talk with, “You’re too young to worry about boys now anyway – there is plenty of time for that when you’re older!” Can I have an “AMEN”!
