Girls!

It's hard being a girl, emotionally. I just don't remember the emotions starting quit this young! Leah is 6 and is trying to sort through the dynamics of friendships lately. There are 3 girls that are good friends in her class (one of them being her). Probably enough said, right? Leah consistently feels left out and that they don't love her. So....I encourage her to play with other people. And what does she do? She listen and obeys. Not sure that was the best advice. Now she has decided to 'best befriend' another girl and ignore her old friends. "Lord, help me advise this sweet child."

The friendship issues coupled with a few other incidents resulting in Leah's name getting written on the board led to a conversation between her and I this afternoon. This is how it went:

Me: "Leah, I am dissappointed with your behavior lately"

Leah: "Mommy, I am not trying to" followed by a sweet hug

Me: "I love you, Leah. You need to start being nicer to all of your friends, not just the one that you choose to play with that day."

Leah: "Mommy.....I think it's Cecilia's fault."

Me: "What???"

Leah: "I think it's Cecilia's fault. You know, the behavior thing."

Talk about passing the blame!