At a drugstore Valentine's Day aisle around the corner from my apartment:
Mom: Which Valentines do you want?
Boy: These.
Mom: Hello Kitty ones? Those... those are kind of girly. How about... Spiderman?!
Boy: Nope.
Mom: How about Transformers?
Boy: No.
Mom: Snoopy?
Boy: No.
Mom: Harry Potter?
Boy: No.
Mom: You really want the Valentines that are made for girls?
Boy: Yes.
Mom and boy turn down the toothpaste aisle. I give the little boy an imaginary high five for sticking to his guns... like any little boy who likes girly things should.
