starting early...

My son is just 5 1/2 years old. Yesterday, when Ruchi went to pick him up from school, a girl from his class (Alicia) came over and handed a paper over to my wife. She had drawn a house on the paper and a heart next to it. On the other side, it said: :To Nalin, From Alicia". Now that is so funny...

1) My 5 year old's first love letter... :)
2) The girl handed it over to my wife... ?? (skip the "hide my love" step)

Now fast forward the scene to later in the evening when I am sitting with my son and he is doing his homework. I gently asked him about the paper and he says...

"You know dad... I don't play with the boys in my class anymore. I have 2 girlfriends.. Alicia and Riya. I play with them only". I was shocked but closed my mouth before it hit the floor...and asked "Do the other boys in your class play with the girls" and he replied "No, they don't like the girls. Only I like to play with the girls". and as if all this was not enough, he continued ... "You know, when Alicia was leaving for home, she turned around and said bye to me..". Now you can picture the "Dil waale Dulhanyiya le jayege" music in the background... At this point, my wife brought me a glass of water. :)

I guess, public school or private school, its all the same. The kids are maturing too soon, too fast.