Cancer: the crab

When I learned your horoscope sign was a cancer, also known as the crab, I smiled.  I call you crabby sometimes.  You are happy but you are moody.  

At parent teacher conference today, your first grade teacher told me you are "scrappy."  She said she is concerned about you anger and rage and that you scare other children and can be unkind.

You have developed a friend named Matthew in class who is precocious like you and also has an older sibling with special needs.  You two have been getting along well this year, and as fate would have it, I have become pretty good friends with his mom.  

Matthew has a bunch of girl crushes and girls who like him; but you have never mentioned having a crash on anyone. I asked you tonight if Matthew had any crushes and you smiled and told me who he loves and who acts "cookoo" around him.  I laughed.

We played a game of "Sorry" and I asked you if you liked anyone.  You said so honestly, "Not really.  I just really like Jessica." 

I wrote about you and Jessica almost exactly two years ago.

She is one year younger than you, and so currently she is in Kindergarten and you are in first grade.  Despite this, you still say hi to her grandmother and hug her when you get a chance when you see her.  

I decided to look up traits of a Cancer, and it says they are very loyal.  

Awe, my little buddy.  That is you.  You are going to be a good egg.  I just know it.  

Love you,

Love Mommy