overheard in the car
SP: “Are girlfriends gross?”
Mommy: “No.” (beat) “Why do you ask?”
SP: “We were talking about it in school.”
BB: “That’s what little kids think.”
Mommy: “???”
Mommy: “What do kids your age think?”
BB: “Some girls in my class say having a boyfriend is gross. But then they love someone.”
Mommy: “?!?”
Mommy: “You mean they like a boy in your class?”
BB: “Yes, redacted list of girls in her class and the boys they like.”
Mommy: “Do you like any boys?”
BB: “I’m not sure.”
Mommy: “!?!”
Mommy: “Do you feel like you’re supposed to like a boy?”
BB: “No!!!!!”
Mommy: “Good.”
Bumblebee Sweet Potato 