This is a hand I just played, and on the flop it was a very awkward decision, and I seem to run into this kind of scenario a lot.

PokerStars Game #1592327959: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2005/04/26 - 22:18:41 (ET)
Table 'Gerti' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: bdawg56kg ($33.05 in chips)
Seat 2: DustyToes ($28.55 in chips)
Seat 3: azpkrplr21 ($9 in chips)
Seat 4: ViCiouSRaGe ($8.80 in chips)
Seat 5: marcsavard27 ($42.05 in chips)
Seat 6: grumpybob ($9.95 in chips)
Seat 7: Grabster ($38.95 in chips)
Seat 8: wondergirl10 ($12.40 in chips)
Seat 9: prscott1 ($14.05 in chips)
prscott1: posts small blind $0.10
bdawg56kg: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Qs Qd]
DustyToes: calls $0.25
azpkrplr21: calls $0.25
ViCiouSRaGe: folds
marcsavard27: folds
grumpybob: folds
Grabster: folds
wondergirl10: raises $1.75 to $2
prscott1: folds
bdawg56kg: raises $4.50 to $6.50
DustyToes: folds
azpkrplr21: folds
wondergirl10: calls $4.50
*** FLOP *** [4s Kc 5h]
bdawg56kg: bets $6
wondergirl10: calls $5.90 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [4s Kc 5h] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [4s Kc 5h 7d] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bdawg56kg: shows [Qs Qd] (a pair of Queens)
wondergirl10: shows [Js Ks] (a pair of Kings)
wondergirl10 collected $24.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.40 | Rake $1.20
Board [4s Kc 5h 7d 9c]
Seat 1: bdawg56kg (big blind) showed [Qs Qd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: DustyToes folded before Flop
Seat 3: azpkrplr21 folded before Flop
Seat 4: ViCiouSRaGe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: marcsavard27 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: grumpybob folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Grabster folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: wondergirl10 (button) showed [Js Ks] and won ($24.20) with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: prscott1 (small blind) folded before Flop

How was this played preflop? Should I have put him all in since he was somewhat shortstacked already? And on the flop, I'm first to act, and he has less than $6 left, but the pot is around $12. I figured I'd try to rep the king, but turns out this idiot called a reraise with KJ. I figured checking the flop basically surrenders the hand, and any kind of bet I make will commit me to the pot. Well, what are your thoughts?