Thankful Thursday

I am thankful to be able to see the future.

Allow me to explain.  Yesterday I had a great conversation with Lyman who is 6 and in kindergarten.  We were eating lunch and I was sitting across from him.  I started to ask him various questions about his kindergarten class.  How big, how many girls or boys, etc.  I asked him if there were any girls in his class that he thought were cute.  He squinted his eyes and looking to the side gave a grimace as he gave a no.  It was funny to see that the idea was kind of gross to him.  I laughed as his face told more than his words and thought how funny it was to see how he thought girls were gross.  So I teased him, saying something to the effect of how that was good because you shouldn't really get married until you are in the 1st grade.

The burst of laughter and mirth that bubbled up from him nearly made him fall out of his chair.  What a ridiculous idea!  I could not help but laugh too as his was contagious.  I was hooked.  I kept teasing him with questions about each grade higher for a few minutes producing each a new wave of giggles and shaking his head at my craziness. 

I looked at him with a smile on my face thinking if only I could have captured this on video too because in 10 years he will have quite a different opinion on whether or not girls are gross.  I could see the future in that moment.  I could feel what it might feel like for him to have his little heart pricked with the first inklings of love and admiration of a girl.  I wondered who this girl would be to be the first to waken his heart.  It was one of those moments you get as a mom where you suddenly see their future for a brief second and you cant help but be excited for them.  If I were to tell him that in a few years he would be singing a different tune he would have laughed at me again.  I love knowing these little bits of truths about his future and seeing him discover them himself.  However, I do have to say for now (after briefly considering he will find them physically attractive too) I am glad that he still thinks girls are gross.