Those four words

and it's not what you think..

today Niki and I hung out abit in the evening before I started tutoring her on her Ejaan.

Had a little heart to heart session.

Poor girl, apparently there's a boy in her class who's been playing hot and cold with her, and using those dreaded four words that strikes fear in a pre-schooler's heart.."I don't friend you!"

Niki was pretty close to tears when she related how this boy was treating her, one day they're friends and the next they're not and worse thing is he's trying to steal Niki's best friend, a certain Ms K. So she's asking me why can't he treat her as a friend everyday.

I was dumbfounded. How was I to explain to a gonna be 5 year old the mechanics of friendship and the dreaded topic of boys?

Well I copped out and told her I'll call her principal right that moment and basically have Ms Principal right this matter by having a one to one with this particular boy. Spoke to Ms Principal who solemnly told me thay she'll talk to this boy and the class teacher for good measure, to make sure he play nice.

Easy peasy, when the going gets tough, it's always the same whether you are in pre-school, or primary school or secondary school, you just tell the teacher and let them deal with it.

I on the other hand am relieved that I have evaded the dreaded boys subject for another day, that day will come I know, by then I hope that I'll be talking to a much older Nikita.