Maria's Boyfriend

Yesterday evening Maria announced that she has a boyfriend in her class. The eight year old was emotionless when she said that, while I looked at her in surprise. I thought, it is these media that makes kids feel all these at such a young age. Then I asked her,

        "Who is a boyfriend?"

       "A boy who is a friend is a boyfriend. If you have girls as friends you call them girlfriends." The little voice replied.

       "Ok. So now you have a boyfriend. What's his name?" I asked, partially not knowing what else to ask and partially curious to see what she has in her mind.

       "I don't know his name." She replied.

My God, something like love at first sight or crush? My motherly heart started the investigation.

       "Then how do you say that he is your boyfriend?" I asked.

     "Oh, that. Today he sat next to me in the class and we finished all the classwork together." She replied excited.

Here I don't know what to say, but to feel the innocence that she has. But after a few minutes she came smiling to me and said,

       "Amma you know he told me something."

       "What?" 

      "He told that, my handwriting is very good. That's why I'm thinking of considering him as my boyfriend." The little one says, her eyes glittering.

Now what to say? Was she feeling shy? Noway. And I'm thinking how some of these little men are wired to make girls fall for them :) :) :)