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I'm a 5th grade teacher and so my kids are 10 and 11 for the most part. Many of them have crushes, but it won't be until late spring that they make official boyfriends and girlfriends...but year after year, it DOES happen in 5th grade. Now, like it was said before, calling someone your boyfriend or girlfriend is certainly not the same as it is in High School. Some boyfriend/girlfriends will never even talk to each other...just pass notes...others will hold hands and hug and stuff...it scares me. I've heard rumors of MUCH worse going on, but it's never at or around school, so I try to ignore it (it gives me the eebie geebies).
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Then there are friends who sail together, through quiet waters and stormy weather. Helping each other through joy and through strife. And those are the kind who give meaning to life.
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