Noahspeaks: He likes girls and he can read a book.

I don’t care whether my son grows up to be gay or straight. I will love him whether or not he loves boys or girls.

I wrote here last week that he has a crush on one of the girls he plays with. And a few days ago, as I dropped him off at his mother’s house, was this conversation:

Me: “Noah, last week you had Megan’s name written down. Today, it’s Reagan. What’s up?”

Noah: “Well, now, I like Reagan. She’s fantastic. She’s adorable.’

Me to his mother: “It looks like Noah likes girls.”

Noah’s mother to both of us: “Noah, its ok if you think boys are adorable too. Don’t you have some adorable boy friends?”

Noah: “Mama, boys are not adorable. Only girls are.”

Noah’s mother: “You mean none of the boys you play with are adorable. Not even Benjamin.”

Noah: “No mama, Benjamin is a boy. He is not as adorable as Reagan.”

Oooooo-kay.

Before I left, Noah wanted to show me how good a reader he was becoming. His mother bought him a set of Bob’s Books for beginning readers. (They even have a cool blog.) He sat on his mother’s couch, opened up one of the books (Dot and a Dog) and started reading. I quickly grabbed my iPhone and started recording: