Dd (5) came home with a gift today. She said it was given to her by a boy (4 or 5 years old) in her class, who insisted it was his, and that she could have it forever. It was a peach-flavoured, colourless lip balm. It has been cold out recently, so I assume his mum gave it to him for helping chapped lips at school. It’s a chapstick but it doesn’t look medicinal… I don’t know. I don’t know this boy, never seen him or his mum at pickups or school events. This is the first mention of him and her ever interacting, too.
Anyway, I’m not sure what this means, or what I should do. I mean, it’s lip balm, something applied to the mouth, so I’m not sure if the boy’s mum would be happy if dd used it. Bit of a weird gift, right?
So, why is this boy giving dd “his” lip balm? Do I let her just accept the gift and use it (after giving it a clean ofc)? Do I keep it in her school bag in case he asks for it back? Do I stalk out him and his mum and ask? Has anything like this happened to you, and how did you handle it?
And thank you for reading this far. I have anxiety and it just peaked a little on a Thursday evening;) And if this boy’s mum somehow happens to see this - please seek me out if you want that lip balm back, or just want to talk.