Recently, we've been having conversations with Grace about boyfriends. Apparently, some things she watched on Disney (or maybe HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL) have implanted these ideas in her brain. When I picked her up at school yesterday, she had written the following letter to a boy named Donovan:
Julia had been talking with her about finding the "right boy" when she gets older, just like mommy did with daddy, hence the apparent conclusion that Donovan is the right boy for her. I also love the ending, "Love, the one that you love." She is SO dramatic. To the right of the heart is Donovan's response to her letter (they sat together at lunch yesterday). I told Grace that she can have friends that are boys, but not boyfriends. She said, "But Donovan doesn't want to be my friend! He wants to be my boyfriend!" She also said, "I hate you!" That got a few toys taken away. I wasn't expecting to hear that line until she was 12 or so!
Julia responded, "Those are the kind of boys you need to stay away from."
She also said to her teachers that yesterday was the greatest day EVER. After a brief discussion about said letter, she made this while I was doing the dishes:
Apparently, everything I said just went in one ear and out the other.
I thought I didn't have to worry about this kind of stuff yet? It's amazing though at the glimpses you get now and transpose them on when she becomes older. She's going to be that girl. The one boys are going to start chasing, and she is going to eat it all up. I can laugh now, because it's just so darn cute, but I don't know how I'll react when she gets older. One thing for sure, Grace is such a passionate person, and I'm glad that she expresses it so vividly and unabashedly. I am praying that those passions are channeled in the right direction, toward the way of Jesus and changing the world.
Donovan and are going to have a talk soon.
I don't know Donovan. But I know you, and I'm guessing he's not the right boy.
That's awesome!
Posted by: Jobe | February 19, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Hahahahaha. Wowza.
Well, from a female's point of view...I had tons of little boys that I liked even when I was that young and all the girl's always had little "boyfriends". I am sure she is loving this up though, you are right!
Posted by: Anne | February 19, 2009 at 02:27 PM