I am really not ready for this. Colter has spent the day playing with a beautiful little 9-year-old girl who is polite, sweet, smart and fun. And who announced a few minutes ago that she likes him. Likes him, likes him. Like as more than a friend.
She patiently explained to me that the way you like your parents is different from the way you like a boy. She said she can tell that Colter likes her as more than a friend, too. I told her I wasn't sure Colter knew how that felt yet and asked her to describe it. She said she couldn't. That saved both of us from further discussion.
During the entire conversation, Colter sat next to her (their legs were touching!) and watched TV -- just like a man, already.
Gary's worried this shift will ruin their friendship. I'm worried it won't!
>>For more on this topic, see "How worried should I be?"
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