The Talk

You've gotta love friends that encourage you to work out! Well, Michelle, a colleague, convinced me that we needed to get back into Zumba. I am sad to admit I haven't been since school got out last May! So I agreed to meet her at the gym on Tuesday. They have a play room for kids and Gabi loves going too! So after my workout I stopped by the room to pick up Gabi and was met by a little boy that told me Gabi kissed him! Gabi was denying it but said the other kids were pushing her and telling her to do it. So although I didn't think I'd be having this conversation with her at the age of 5 it is never too early to start! So when we got home we had a long talk about peer pressure. I explained that she would be presented with situations in life where her friends would pressure or push her to do things that she may not want to do. I told het that she needed to be strong and stand up against peer pressure for what she knew was right in her heart. We also had the talk about saving her kisses for someone special. O.k. really they are just kids and I know it was probably harmless. They are in a tiny room with 2 adults which pulled the boy aside when he was tattling and told him to stop telling stories. So I don't think it is that big of deal. What bothers me though is that another co-worker pulled me aside at work to let me know that she had heard what had happened and thought I should know! She has brought it up several times and it really makes me mad. So for those of you out there with kids what do you think? Should I be concerned that she kissed a boy? Am I making too light of the situation or is it really just kids being kids?