I' 'm sorry to hear this, Mike. Children can sometimes be so mean, without realising the impacts.

It's interesting how some of these childhood memories stick with us forever and it's usually always the sad or embarrassing ones.

I had my first crush when I was 13. I pretended that I really didn't like him, even though, like yourself, I was secretly plucking daisies to see if he liked me.

I guess now I think back at it, maybe that was 13-year-old me protecting myself from being hurt in case he didn't like me back. I never found out if he liked me or not though... maybe romance is a bit of a mystery.

Thanks for sharing such a great read once again!