Sunday, May 10, 2015

Gemma

We were at our usual Saturday morning soccer game.  William was with a gaggle of boys playing electronics and Gemma found a set of small people to play with.  This Saturday, there was only 1 other little guy to play with.  This did not stop her one bit.

She would play for awhile and then run back for a few moments to check in with us.  Then she was off again to play.  One one trip back to us, I asked Gemma who she was playing with (I already knew the answer was a friend named Cole).

Gemma's response: I playing with my boyfriend.

I have to tell you.  My heart stopped for a just a moment. I was not ready to compute a child of mine having a boyfriend.

Just to be sure I was understanding, I asked again: Who are you playing with, Gemma?  Is it a boy who is a friend?

She looked at me with a puzzled expression. 

"Yes, mom.  I playing with my boyfriend."

And then she was off running again.

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