My four year old, watching 'Home' for the eleventy billionth umpteenth time, has just turned to me, petted trembling lip, and teary, and said earnestly 'no one likes Boov'.
I was a bit taken aback. I'm not afraid of answering awkward questions, I have four dcs, 3-12, and am happy to field many many awkward questions, but this one has hit me.
He followed it up by saying. "But Boov isn't bad, why do all the other boovs not like him. He tries to be nice to them?"
I'll be honest, I'm not a sap, and it takes more than Marley and Me to raise even a petted lip from me, but I'm a little upset and stumped by this one.
I do realise I'm massively over thinking this, but how do you explain to s four year old that no matter how hard (or despite) someone tries, others will just dislike them?
Would you gloss it over and ignore, or try to explain? To a four year old??? I'm baffled!