For all the parents out there....

[redhen]

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LOL!

Im not one of those silly girls on myspace and facebook declairing their "love" to this boy they just met ahaa its silly.

My cousins both got pregnant at 15. I don't plan on making the same mistakes they did. Caleb's parents are strict anyway. He has a job in his grandfather's construction buisness and earns his own gas money and pays for insurance on his truck which he bought. He has to keep straight A's to keep his truck too. My mom knows about him its my dad we're keeping the secret from SHHH!!

I would be locked in my room to the end of time if he knew I even liked boys

. We will prob tell him at some point...maybe.

I think that your dad would love him if you weren't attracted to him. Maybe you can invite him for dinner without telling your dad he is more then a friend. Get your dad used to the idea slooo...oowly.

Yup! try this EM! Have him over as just a friend from school... let dad get used to him as your friend first...

 

[redhen]

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Yes, your right. We all dont raise our kids the same way..and people need to respect that.
And BTW..i dont think you are extreme at all... i say good job!

 

[kezabel]

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+1... I'm planning on waiting until I'm atleast 17 to date .That way ill be driving and my
"very over protective brother" Will not stand in the way lol.
Also id rather not waste my heart on immature jerks and instead, wait for prince charming.hahaha

My pet peeve is, When you see 12yr's-15yr old girls on myspace ect.. saying how much they "love" their boyfriends and think that "he's the one".
I just dont get it?

Totally agree with you, save your heart, till your ready. The first boy you like is most often not the one you will marry (there are a few acceptions)

 

[agnes_day]

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Yes, your right. We all dont raise our kids the same way..and people need to respect that.
And BTW..i dont think you are extreme at all... i say good job!

thanks! it also helps that for whatever reason, my 16 year old still isnt girl crazy yet! i think its because hes still busy honing his obnoxiousness skills.

 

[sparkles2307]

I was homeschooled til age 16 and raised in a very conservative home (as in, I was supposed to "court" not "date") but they relaxed a bit and I was allowed to date at age 16 but there were rules that had to be followed, with no second chances if there was a break of conduct. My kids will be allowed to date at 16, no earlier.

 

[willowcol]

I think it depends on what you consider dating. My daughter is 12 and we have taken her and a boy to the movies, out to dinner, race track, ect. It has been the same boy she has been talking to since april. I would not however let her go alone. I did let her go ice skating with him and his mom and dad. We know his parents however and trust them.

 

[Chickenmaven]

As the parent of teens, my only concern is that my kids not get too wrapped up in a dating partner. I dated one guy (very seriously) from age 16 to 18 and it was a mistake. It kept me from having time for friends. There is plenty of time to partner up. Best to spend one's youth having fun with lots of people.

 

[sparkles2307]

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Yes, that is really important. I almost got too wrapped up in my first "boyfriend" but thank goodness I had some really strong girlfriends who wouldnt let me! They pulled my head right back up where it belonged. After that I think I didnt hang out "alone" with a guy I was dating till I was like, 18! We were always on group dates, and always in public places. One of our favorite things to do was have several couples all go to the Village Inn for coffee (and cigarettes unfortunately) for hours. We would play cards, visit, laugh...none of that going off alone business. The movies were fun too, but not so much becuase we couldnt all visit and laugh.

 

[GrayDragon]

The age difference should also be taken into account when determining if a person is 'old enough'.

Assuming the girl is sixteen and the boy is sixteen, the answer could be one thing.

If the girl is sixteen and the boy is twenty-four, the answer may well be something else.

 

[kezabel]

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Yep thats what I worry about, once they get that special someone all the friends get left behind, then when a break up happens, they are left alone because they have alienated themselves and usually have to suck up to there friends to be able to join back with the group
This group dating can be just as bad as one on one dating too. My friends used to do this when I was a teenager and I'm telling ya the group thing is just as bad. Someone will bring alcohol and you can quess the rest....Can't you.(or maybe thats just Aussie Kids lol)