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Katie, my seven year old daughter, has a crush on a boy. This isn’t breaking news or anything. We moved here to Coeur d'Alene almost five years ago, and Katie has liked Thomas for most of them. Puppy love, infatuation, crush—whatever you call it, Katie’s little amore has outlasted most Hollywood marriages and stubbornly endured through cootie calls, teasing, and the outright rejection of a little boy who is not quite comfortable with the idea of being the object of so much passionate adoration. Actually, the “little” factor doesn’t have as much to do with it as the “boy” factor—even many grown men I know would quail at receiving a document entitled “10 Reasons Why I Like Thomas Sooooooooooo Much”, with accompanying illustrations -- Katrina/Notes on a Napkin.

Question: When was your first encounter with puppy love?

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