Admirers Anonymous

Spoke with the Admirer's Mom today. I was a little nervous about that, because we get the feeling that she (probably unwittingly) encourages this little crush. But I got an assurance that she'll talk to him about it. She already had an idea that something wierd had happened, so we'll see what happens. Also, she's picking him up from school fairly regularly now, so he won't be riding the bus so much.

But she said something interesting - she said that she thought it was much better that the kids came to us to resolve the situation rather than trying to resolve it on their own. That's something I disagree with in principle, at least. I think it's much better to give the kids the tools they need to resolve things. I understand that a six year old isn't going to know off the top of her head how to resolve this kind of situation, but as a parent it's my job to teach her - to give her tools - to practice with her, that kind of thing. I want her to come to me with problems, yes. But I don't want her to come to me expecting me to solve the problem for her. I don't know - maybe I'm misinterpreting what she said.