Six-year-old love is sweet and so are you
Yesterday afternoon, during the drive home from school:
Her: I want to get my friend J something special for Valentines Day.
Me: Oh really? Like what?
Her: Like... a box shaped like a heart full of chocolate. Or some Transformers.
Me: [Grinning] Well, either of those could be good. Chocolate or Transformers is good.
Me: Oh really? Like what?
Her: Like... a box shaped like a heart full of chocolate. Or some Transformers.
Me: [Grinning] Well, either of those could be good. Chocolate or Transformers is good.
Her: Yeah. I want to give him a present and a special card and a poem. Because I like him.
Me: [Melting] A poem? Aww, that's so nice.
Her: Yeah. You want to hear my poem for him? It goes:
Roses are Red
Violets are blue
J is sweet
And so are you!
Violets are blue
J is sweet
And so are you!
Me: Hmm. Don't you mean "Sugar is sweet / And so are you"?
Her: No, I mean him. HE'S sweet.
Her: No, I mean him. HE'S sweet.
And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to need a few moments to sweep up all the stray shards of my heart that just shattered all over the floor. SIGH.
Oh that's just the most adorable thing I've heard in a long time. Heartbreakingly sweet!
Posted by: rachel | 13 February 2009 at 12:56 PM
Got an extra dust pan for me? I needed that innocent touch of sweetness today. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Joy | 13 February 2009 at 01:11 PM
Cutest thing I have read in a LONG time! :) Good luck... ;)
Posted by: Shannon | 13 February 2009 at 02:45 PM
So sweet! Sounds like something my own darling 6 year old would come up with. I think she's still secretly pining away for the 11 year old boy she met this past summer while camping.... ;)
Posted by: PhenomenalMama | 13 February 2009 at 02:47 PM
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I love this story sweet and totally what we need for Valentine's day !
Posted by: anita ovolina | 13 February 2009 at 02:49 PM
that is so sweet!
Posted by: Khadra | 13 February 2009 at 02:54 PM
Awww. Adorable.
Also:Please note the fact that this is a comment, just for you.
Posted by: Pando | 13 February 2009 at 03:10 PM
Aw! So sweet it makes my teeth hurt!
Posted by: Sivy | 13 February 2009 at 03:27 PM
This cheered me up today, thanks.
Posted by: Enna | 13 February 2009 at 06:16 PM
You should have just left the shards on the floor. I have a feeling you'll be sweeping them up quite often as she gets older. BIG sigh...
Posted by: Momo Fali | 13 February 2009 at 07:23 PM
We don't tell each other this stuff enough as adults. We're all restrained and shit. We don't just say "Why did you just do that? That hurt me." or "I just think you're sweet and you make me happy, and so hey, let's dance around and get goofy."
Well. We do that now and then but both require alcohol. Too bad.
Posted by: sweetsalty kate | 13 February 2009 at 09:20 PM