At least in his mind he does. A neighbor girl caught his eye, so yesterday he invited her on a date....well, as much of a date that a 12 year old can go on, a walk in the park.
He rushed home, took a shower, changed clothes and combed his hair neatly. I asked him what time his date was. This question was greeted with a look of horror, he forgot to set a time.
His plans for today? He will meet her at her home after school and set the time (he hopes for right then) and take her for a walk. He wanted to go to the store today to buy her a bouquet of flowers, until I told him how much they cost. He is now out scouring the local fields and green spaces looking for wild flowers. He has just more than an hour.
Hmm, that might be what is causing the crazed panicked look about his eyes....