Little Cassanova

Bronson is a romantic at heart. He is very "in touch" with his emotions and feelings. He has always been a Little Romeo! So, he has a crush on a little girl in his preschool class, well a big crush actually. He loves to sit by her on the carpet and be her partner for centers, and she loves to be his because he is so fun to play with! He is always drawing her pictures and letters and wants to shower her with gifts. When we went on the hunt for the perfect Valentine's he so lovingly picked out the best stuffed animal (his favorite thing in the world) for her and it broke my heart to tell him that we couldn't buy her the "one that is bigger than me". It also broke my heart to tell him we couldn't buy the one that sings, etc. I felt so bad because we wanted so badly to give her something he loves, to show his affection. I tried to gently explain that his other friends would feel bad if they didn't get one too, etc. I also wanted to encourage a friendship, while not encouraging the romantic feelings part. He is so sweet and caring and wants to show his love, I am already feeling quite scared and worried about him getting his tender heart broken! He is only 5! We settled on a tiny Dalmation puppy (fits in your hand) so he would be happy with unhurt feelings and hopefully the other kids won't notice. So a week later I see him with a big ball of tape in his hand. He was taping a Hershy kiss to a leaf he picked, because it "looks like a St. Patrick's Day leaf" (clover, it was actually a weed). So I had him pick a flower out of the yard, since the leaf was covered in dirt, and it was a....weed. He taped the chocolate to the flower and as pleased as can be to give little Rachel a flower and chocolate. And about all that kissing stuff.... "Did you know that Sadie has already kissed a boy! She kissed James in my class! GROSS! YUCK!" Whewww!! Thank goodness!!! OH, and he did tell me I was still his Valentine! You, are my I Love You, Bear!