Not Love Actually

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“Don’t be afraid of the solitude that comes from raising your standards.” – Ebonee Davis

Driving in the car the other day with Miss O, I checked in with her on her playground crush. This was the young man, Will, that I wrote about in the COVID crush post, who lines up on an adjacent heart, 6-feet-apart on the playground to go into a different 1st grade classroom.

When he initially told her that he had a crush on her back in October, Miss O said she had one on him too. But when I checked back in the other day, she told me,  “the interest had gone away.”

I asked what happened. She explained he started hanging around another kid, a kid she thinks is a bully because he yells “SORRY” when he apologizes. And she changed her attitude because the playground supervisor, Mr. C, is handing out awards for being good in line and Will is always messing around.

She stopped finding him attractive because she doesn’t like his friends and he wasn’t a good influence?? My job as a parent is done…. 😊

(featured photo from Pexels)

28 thoughts on “Not Love Actually”

    1. What a great way to put it, Nancy! She is a delightfully balanced little girl. I’m not sure how much credit I can take for it but I’m celebrating anyway. 🙂 ❤

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    1. Funny, Julia – that’s what I thought in terms of the sense she has shown. 🙂 I’m pretty sure I can say that I’d be able to show the same good sense about love that she has now that I’m 52… ❤

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  10. Thank you for sharing!!… following her heart, well done Mom!!… 🙂

    Until we meet again..
    May your troubles be less
    Your blessings be more
    And nothing but happiness
    Come through your door
    (Irish Saying)

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