Love it!

The scene:
Cubby area in Q’s lovely kindergarten.
The players: Q, boy 2, boy 3
All three boys are huddled together looking at a book about weather. They get up to get on their things to leave.
Boy 2: Q, I really like your necklace.
Q: Yeah (he doesn’t really know how to respond to a compliment). It has dragonflies.
Boy [...]

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Teachings from the holidays

In no particular order:

Boys, if left to their own devices, will inevitably make weapons and “play” with them.
Hannah Montana is ONLY for girls.
Performing shows is a girl-only pursuit.
Boys can only play with old dolls, not new dolls.
Boys are VERY likely to break toys, even if they are age-appropriate.
Black is for boys.
“Kids mostly get meaner as [...]

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