My son has a circle of close friends, most of whom he has known since he was 2 months old. In recent months, there has been talk among the kids about who will marry whom. When you're four, it's hard to imagine that by the time you are old enough to marry, your world will have grown beyond the circle that it is now. Of course, that's not to say that no one could marry someone they've known since they were an infant, and wouldn't that be a neat story to tell.
Anyway, a few months ago my son told me he was going to marry a girl that one of his buddies is also planning to marry. I said "I thought Andy (all names have been changed) was going to marry Lucy?" My son replied "I'll marry Lucy after Andy does." I explained how usually people get married and stay married forever. I said "In 30 years, Daddy and I will still be married." Hubby continued in a faux pained voice "In 100 years, I'll still be married to Mommy." Heh.
A couple of weeks ago, when I dropped my son off to school, he and "Andy" were whispering. Then Andy approached me and said "When I grow up, I'm going to marry Ashley, and {my son} is going to marry Lucy." I don't know how my son did it, but he managed to snag Lucy from Andy.
My son recently had "Ashley" over to play. She spotted a framed wedding picture of hubby and me, and said "I'm not getting married." My son said "You're marrying Andy." Ashley said "I'm not marrying anyone." My son asked me "Do you have to get married?" I told him no one has to get married. My son said "Then I'm not getting married, either." Ashley said to him "You can marry me." He replied "I thought you weren't getting married." She said "I'm getting married. I'm just not marrying Andy. And I can't marry my brother because he's 8 and I'm only 5."
Poor Andy. That's the second engagement broken off for him and he's not even 5 yet. Heh.
Incidentally, later that day my son confided that he is still planning to marry Lucy. It's like preschool Melrose Place around here, I tell you.
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It's so funny to overhear their notions about things like love, marriage, family, etc.
LOL - that's hilarious!! Poor Andy - he's got to start standing up for himself!!
Love it! So funny and cute.
My oldest was reprimanded in kindergarten for sitting next to the same boy and holding hands during storytime, videos, and music.
She asked me why she was in trouble, and before I could answer she said, "It's okay for us to hold hands because we're getting married when we get big. The other kids aren't getting married, so they can't hold hands, right?"
How do you argue with that kind of logic???
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I love preschool dating drama! :)
My grandparents met in kindergarten. I've always thought it was adorable they met so young. They were married for 56 years before my grandpa passed away. They were an incredibly cute couple.
soooo funny and cute!!
Preschool Melrose place...I burst out laughin'
A friend of mine's five-year-old has her husband all picked out, too. Oh, if only it were that simple.
That is absolutely hysterical!
I was going to marry my best friend from preschool until he told me he thought Sesame Street was stupid. I broke up with him. You have to have standards.
That is one of the cutest things I've heard in a long time. Adorable.
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