Today I picked up a dear friend's kids from school. The kids are Girl (7) and Boy (9). While we were driving, we had the following conversation that I thought I'd share.
Girl: [Skeptic], I have something to tell you.
Me: Yes?
Girl: There's a boy at school who wants to date me.
Me: Oh, really?
Girl: Yeah, but he's a bad boy.
Me: What makes him a bad boy?
Girl: Well, he doesn't listen in math, and he gets in trouble a lot. And he ran out into the street and got hit in the arm, but he didn't break it.
Boy: Oh yeah, he did. He wasn't out from school though.
Girl: It got hurt a lot, but wasn't broken.
Me: Okay okay, let's get back to the important part. Do you want to date him?
Girl: Yeah, sure. Well, except that I don't like the way he talks to me.
Me: What does he say?
Girl: He says things like, "hey, baby...." I don't like it.
Me: Good girl, they have to treat you well.
Girl: I don't know what to do.
Me: Well, did you tell him to stop? What if he starts being nice to you? Would you date him then?
Girl: He won't stop. And I can't tell him I won't date him because he's my friend.
Me: Ah. A lot of women have that problem.
Me: [Boy], pay attention. You have to treat ladies nicely.
Boy: Okay.
Trying to stay positive,
Skeptic
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