A couple of night's ago, just before bed, Autumn just all of a sudden blurted the following:
"Dad, I love JT."
I paused, letting the moment sink in. This is a big moment. This is her first crush.
"You do?" was all I could muster, I didn't want to pause too long.
"Yes".
I asked her why.
"He's funny."
"Do you want to give him a hug?" I prodded.
No, she said, but her smile was saying something else.
So we have JT. A boy from her school. She sees him every day, and each day we learn something new about him. Today we learned that JT lives far away.
We knew it was coming. I for one think the giggles and smiles are cute. But then, this is the harmless crush time of her life.
Talk to me in ten years.
we are having fun together. sometimes the days are sooooo long and exhausting- but the truth of the matter is that i am grateful for this time at home. I quit my job a couple years ago now and it was definitely the right choice- NOT the easy choice, but the right choice.
