Boy troubles??
Oct 26th 2007PamWilloweve & Xavier
I mean really – she’s 4.
Yesterday Willoweve brought home a little boys address from school.
They want to have a play date. Oh and she is VERY insistent he must come to her birthday party. I pointed out we had a few months, that didn’t seem to matter any, she still needed to know he would be invited.
Last week it was another little boy. They where playing tag with each other. Willoweve was chasing him, and, in her words “he kept looking at me over his shoulder and smiling.”
SHE’S 4!!!!!
To all those who have only boys – be glad. Xavier decided in late kindergarten he was going to marry Amara and has stuck by that declaration ever since.
Jason is off course very concerned about the teenage years, personally, I think it’s funny.
Ok really though, the little boy who smiles at her, he is one of the non peers in her class. He doesn’t say anyone’s name… not the teachers or anything… except Willoweve’s. It is really pretty cool. Our daughter has made an impact on his life.
I remember at this age when Xavier was in a similar program in Maryland. There was a little girl who was very shy. But Xavier made friends with her. After that she always held his hand while they were walking down the hallway.
I feel so privileged that both my children have had the honor of being a peer in preschool programs. I know that it has impacted their lives by exposing them to different types of people and helped them learn not to be afraid of people who are different, in physical or emotional ways. Not only that but it has given them a chance to impact people lives in a positive way at a very early age.
We have been blessed.
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2 Responses to “Boy troubles??”
LeAnn on 26 Oct 2007 at 4:10 pm #
I just have to comment on this one. I think it is funny that Jason is worried about the teenage years.
As a teacher, I think it is great the Willoweve and Xavier were/are both in preschool programs with these children. It is great to have children that are not “scared” about working with or being in class with students that are different from them. I’m so glad that both Xavier and Willoweve are in these programs and that you and Jason are teaching them to be considerate of all people and to be compassionate for them as well. Great job, mom and dad!
Ken S on 01 Nov 2007 at 5:49 am #
Yeah, I need to comment to. Our Daughter, Louise, had a boyfriend in pre-school that she has been married to many times, although she knows it’s for pretend. But when they really do get married, after the wedding they will drive a Prius, apparently.
Willoweve’s friend sounds a bit like my daughters, he was very shy, but made a real connection with Louise, more so than any other kids in school.
Now the two of them are in separate kindergartens, and they miss each other. Louise still talks about him, but now there are two boys (one in her class, one in her after-school program) that have caught her eye.
I, like Jason, am worried about the teenage years. Maybe it’s because we were both once teenage boys….;)