First Love

This morning on my way to school they were talking about first loves and how important they are to every relationship that follows. This made my mind wander back to the 5th grade when I fell head over heels in love with Mike. He was very trendy for that era. He had one of those haircuts that looks like a crewcut from right behind the bangs, but then the bands are long. He also had freckles. For some reason I can't see freckles on anyone without thinking about Mike. Of course all of the girls in my class were jealous, I mean after all it was Mike. We "went out" off and on for the next two years and then our lives took us down different paths.
What lessons did I learn from my "relationship" with Mike? I learned that you won't die when a boy breaks up with you in the fifth or sixth grade, or any grade after that. I learned that my mom wasn't as stupid as I thought she was for telling me that. I learned that sometimes freckles don't look good on grown men. I also learned that someone that is trendy in grade school might grow up to us illegal substances because it is the cool thing to do. Last but not least, I learned that it is okay to try love out with lots of different people and if those relationships help lead you to where you are supposed to be then there was no time wasted or lost.