Gossip

Ha got your attention now...
So here is the gossip.
"Janelle hates me mom. She's not my girlfriend anymore." pouts Andrew after school on Friday.
"Oh, why not honey?" I ask with a smirk on my face. Andrew is 8 and he's a charmer if there ever was one. He pulls chairs out for the girls at school. He holds the door for them when the bell rings.
When we first moved here Andrew instantly made friends. He is so cute and social that everyone just loves this little guy. He is small for his age, in fact he and Keygan age 5 share clothes. Andrew's first day of school the teacher asked me if I had brought the right child because he was so little. His size doesn't stop him socially though and every one from k-7 thinks he is awesome.
Well everyone but Janelle.
Andrew's sweet face got quite droopy as he told me the story. I could see in his eyes that he was crushed. Janelle has been his "girlfriend" for quite some time now. They call each other on the phone, make play dates and even have sleep overs. Andrew likes going to Janelle's and has even taken up going to Sunday school with her on the days that he sleeps over.
Hayley, Janelle's best friend, told Janelle that Andrew was playing with Keira.
Keira is in grade 1 and lives in our park. Andrew and Keygan play with her on a regular basis both after school and on weekends that she is not at her mothers. It is nice that they have a playmate so close. However Andrew never refers to Keira as his girlfriend because as he often reminds us... she's too young for me mom!
Anyhow... Janelle got upset that Andrew might be cheating on him so she told him she doesn't want to be his girl friend anymore. In fact she never wants to talk to him ever again. Hayley couldn't possibly be lying according to Janelle because she is after all her best friend in the whole wide world and best friends simply don't do that to each other.
Andrew, who never plays with Keira at school except just this one time, can't figure out why Janelle got so mad. He tried to call her Saturday before we went to Vancouver but she wasn't home. He worried about it all weekend.
So today it was back to school and it was going to be a better day because Janelle would be over her tantrum.
WRONG
Janelle told Andrew today there is just no way they can be friends and definately not boyfriend and girlfriend if he could do such a thing as talk to another girl while she was off playing with Hayley.
So my little charmer looks me dead in the eye. His face showing an expression only a child plotting revenge could and he says "Mom, it is ok she will get over it tomorrow. I am sure of it cause I am going to get her back." Picture the shoulders puffing up here as Andrew sees the challange of beating this as his. He is full of confidence. No way this girl is going to get the best of him.
Now I am a vindictive person and my children didn't fall far from the tree so I can only imagine what nasty form of revenge he could be plotting. A grasshopper in her locker? Maybe a handful of rocks from the play ground in her shoe. Maybe something a little meaner even like backwash in her drink. Spitballs in her hair.
"Honey, I am sure it will be all better soon and getting her back isn't the best way to deal with this. Let her cool off a little longer and everything will be just fine." Good advice from a mom that is thinking anyone who dare hurts her son better watch her step.
"Well," he says with this look on his face that could only be described as slightly evil, " Miss Delano's class is selling chocolate roses for Mother's day and Alysia is going to buy one and make a card for Janelle and send it to her from me."
So it's true what they say revenge is sweet.
LOL
I will let you know how it turns out.