It's amazing to me how quickly a child will decide whether or not they like someone. My son has a girl for a best friend. He talks about her more than anyone else in the world. He will do anything to be able to go play with her somewhere. Her little brother on the other hand was not okay in his book. From the moment her little brother started walking around, my son went out of his way to bully him. Now they are friends just fine, but it took a lot of patience from their parents and a lot of scolding from us.
Today, he met another girl at their house. He liked her right away, even when she "called him a monster" cause he was wearing a Jack t-shirt. I turned and noticed that as they were chasing each other around, he and this new girl were holding hands. They held hands for about ten minutes before she finally let go.
How do kids do that? When do they lose that innocence that makes it so they can trust each other completely? When do they start to realize that everyone is not always what they seem to be, so they put a guard up?
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