8yo boy: I'm hiding from [8yo girl] because she called me a cutie baby.
me, on autopilot from adjudicating child conflicts: Did you tell her that you don't like that?
8yo boy, as if I am very dense: no, I do like that, I just hide from her when she does it

— Kelsey Piper (@KelseyTuoc) May 2, 2025