Ds2 Bless him, 'kinda dumped his girlfriend'

[Beetrootfultoyourself]

She kept holding her hand out so that he would hold it. And made him do things he didnt want to. He is 10.

He wrote me a note to tell me but donesn't want to talk about it.

Said I was proud of him for not doing things he didnt want to.

Aren't girls forward these days

dd (5) had two "boyfriends" on our Christmas holiday, and decided to get married to one of them just before we left (he said he loves me, she told me). He was all of seven, but rather sweet, so I was quite happy. On the way home she told me that as she probably wouldn't see him again she'd have to get married to her previous beau after all. She's been planning to marry him (the previous beau) ever since I told her that she couldn't marry ds about a year ago. There was also a brief period when both ds and dd were going to marry the same little boy, which was a little strange! Otherwise dd has no real interest in boys at all, and at school only plays with girls. She's just obsessed with getting married!

DS1 recently told me that once he decides who he's marrying when he's a teenager, that's it, no more changing.

I had to explain that no, it really doesn't work that way. And how old mummy and daddy were when we got married, and how some adult friends of ours are still not married, and that's ok.

I think the feelings of 4/5/6 year olds are vry different from pre pubesant 10/11 year olds. I guess the girls are developing quicker than many boys and the boys are finding it hard to keep up. The boys are still into rugby and play fighting. Well mine are anyway. Even ds1 has no inerest in girls and he is 12. Long may it last.

Beetrootfultoyourself you are of course quite right. I very much hope that by the time dd hits adolescence she will have well and truly grown out of this marrying game. It's sweet now, but it would be scary at age 12/13 I think, especially as dd is very tall and looks a good two years older than she is, so could be very vulnerable.

Beetroot: at the x girlfriend's comment! Sounds as though it is as well that your ds is out of that relationship!

At ds1 end of preschool concert (we're in Oz so they're all 5 and going on 6) their teacher presented their folders with a wee summary of their ambitions for the future. One boy had told her he was going to marry x and take her to Maggie (our local island) and sit on the beach and drink red wine - that boy will go far!!! As for ds, well, he wants to marry his mum as she's a good cook...he has much to learn.

LOL at neck tickling and diving in the mud - sounds familiar

I blame television for this precocious talk

And Claire's Accessories.

I suggested to Ds that insteead of ignoring her when they met at school he should jsut say a quick hello..............

I asked him how it went and he said 'dont ask me those questions' sooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!