Love Letters....Already???

I unzipped my daughter's backpack a few weeks ago and started going through the days things. In there I found a "love note" to my 5 year old daughter. (Guess they are starting YOUNG these days!)

Here is how our conversation went:

Me: Caitlin, what's this?

Caitlin: A note...it says I love you, Love Dexter.

Me: I see that sweetheart. Who is Dexter? (keeping in mind that at Valentine's day she read through her list and picked out boys FIRST to give "special" Valentine's to)

Caitlin: He is in my class mommy.

Me: So how do you feel about him?

Caitlin: I love him too! (insert big grin and batting her eyes!)

Me: I see. (Setting the note aside for daddy to see when he gets home)

So daddy comes home and I show him the note. He calls for Caitlin.

Their conversation:

Daddy: So what is this note you have?

Caitlin: It's from Dexter.

Daddy: Do you like him too?

Caitlin: I guess so. (No big grin, no batting eyes, she is playing down that she likes this boy. She already knows how to work mommy and daddy!)

Daddy: Okay. (And she skips off!)

So the next day, I tell Caitlin...no more love notes with Dexter, okay? She says okay mommy. A day later as she gets off the bus, she gleefully announces to me that she wrote a note to Dexter that day telling him she loved him too.

I think I may need to start checking out convents NOW! Ahhh...young love!