Sloane's First Date

If you're reading this title you're probably thinking I mixed up my kids' names again since 5 is too young to date, but...Sloane DID go on a date this week. To make things even more interesting, it was with his cousin Lucy (that's a talk we will have at some point bit I now understand where the term "kissing cousins" comes from). 

So, last Saturday night Sloane showed up in my room wearing a suit and carrying his wallet. I asked what he was doing (because you never know) and he told me he was going on a date. I asked the pertinent questions- how will you get there? Do you have enough money? Where is Lucy? While he was dressed for success, he hadn't thought too much about the details. His responses were, "We will take a taxi" and "I have $3", "We are going without adults." Since it was almost bedtime (aka I was in bed), and Lucy was out of town I was able to talk him down from the cousin dating ledge. 

Unfortunately, the dream did not stop there. Now, his siblings and I thought he was pretty adorable and I'll admit we supported his dream- or at least parts of it. There would be no late night movie, taking a taxi, or wearing his corduroy Christmas suit. My version allowed for the linen suit, $5 matinee, and adult and sibling supervision. He seemed to realize the terms were agreeable and no negotiation tactics were attempted on his part. 

The date was a success. He liked the movie, they shared popcorn and pop (notice the two straws),  and I even snuck in a popcorn-induced catnap in the new reclining theater seats. There may be more cousin dates in our future!