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October 26, 2007 Frances Friday: First Kiss 
Frances: Kisses are nice, even when they’re loud. Andrea: I see. You like kisses? F: Yeah. They’re nice. A: Who kissed you loud? (Thinking she meant me) F: Colin. A: What? Carmen? F: No, COLIN. A: (Comes back into living room from kitchen) Colin? Is that a boy in one of your classes? F: Yeah. A: And he kissed you? Where did he kiss you? F: On the cheek, and the back. A: I see. And did you like it? F: Yeah. But the teacher got really mad. A: She did? I see? Why is that? F: Because kissing is not nice. A: What? It’s not? F: No. It’s nice when YOU kiss me, but not Colin. A: It isn’t? You didn’t like it? F: No. It wasn’t nice. He shouldn’t kiss people. A: Oh. Posted by Andrea at October 26, 2007 6:22 AM under EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments Oh, my -- so sweet and hilarious -- though I think if I were you it would have given me a weird sort of milestone vertigo. Posted by: Jane Dark at October 26, 2007 10:16 AM
Too classic! But oh...oh dear, what the teacher said. I'm not sure what to think. BTW, Persistence loves the photo of Frances hopscotching. Julie Posted by: Julie Pippert at October 26, 2007 10:31 AM
Lol...giv it 10 years...YOU'll be prying her off the boys on the couch. *giggle* Posted by: LauraJ at October 26, 2007 10:35 AM
This still cracks me up. Every time I think of it I start laughing. It did give me a sense of milestone vertigo, though; and I'm not sure what the teacher actually said yet. I haven't had a chance to grill her on the Kissing Incident. (But I plan to.) Posted by: Andrea
Schools are in such a tricky place for this -- they have no idea if the parents will be upset so they are reactionary on our behalves, I think. Posted by: Madeleine at October 26, 2007 11:06 AM
Who can blame Colin for kissing Frances? Posted by: yankee,transferred at October 26, 2007 4:39 PM
This is such a wonderful thing - I'm so looking forward to having conversations with my little guy, because kids so often say the best things! As for the teacher, I think you're wise to check with her as to what she said. Posted by: Freakazojd at October 28, 2007 3:06 AM
Duckie came back with a kissing report too. Her teacher's response (if true) was "kissing is fun but not for in school". Now the children seem to be practicing killing one another -- I preferred the kissing... Posted by: Jen at October 28, 2007 6:38 AM
I'm with y,t. Who can blame him for kissing Frances?! Posted by: suze at October 28, 2007 9:03 PM
I think its sweet. I don't think teaching young boys to touch girls respectfully means teaching them not to touch them. The reason hugging has been banned in Oregon schools Posted by: Samantha at July 31, 2008 9:19 PM
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