I can’t stand parents who encourage and tease their children to have crushes, especially primary age children. I have a friend who always does this, even from reception age, she’s always saying ooo is that your boyfriend/girlfriend just because they are talking to another child. Or my Billy has a crush on your Lola, fuck they are 5years old.
There are also parents at my dcs school who do this, they constantly go on about their DS having a crush on my DD since yr 3/4, every time we see them they go on about how he’s so excited to see her, wearing his best clothes, brushing his hair! They are fucking primary aged kids! My DD is totally embarrassed by it as they openly tease him in front of her. They did the same encouraging their older DCs and it caused nothing but upset for their older DCs getting knocked back, struggling emotionally and mentally pinning for their crush, fuck their 13 tried taking a OD when knocked back from a crush they encouraged.
Kids will get crushes naturally when they get older, why the fuck do they need to egg their kids on, especially at a young age.
Am I being unreasonable to think there is something wrong with parents who do this?