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My 12 year old Son and I were talking last night, and he said there were kids in his 6th grade class that were already dating.
Maybe I’m just way behind the times, but isn’t that a little young to start dating? whadda y’all think?
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My 12 year old Son and I were talking last night, and he said there were kids in his 6th grade class that were already dating.
Maybe I’m just way behind the times, but isn’t that a little young to start dating? whadda y’all think?
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I liked girls in 6th grade. We called it "liking girls". I think they call it "dating" now.
*Way, way too young......This starts around 5th grade....My students always say "he's going with so and so".....My response, where are they going?....Of course, they give me this look!!Where does a 6th grader get the money for a "date"?
*Well, my Son "likes" girls. (Thank God) But I meant that his friends are actually taking them out on dates. (To movies, etc.)I really hope my kids date a lot more than I did. I dated the same girl all through high school, then we split up. So I didn't get to know a lot of different girls. What I kinda have banging around in my head is that they should start "group dates" around 14 or so. By that I mean 2 or 3 couples getting together and seeing a movie or something. Then solo dates could start around 15 or 16. And I would prefer that they not get serious about anyone during high school.
*I think you're right about group dates.....My 14 year old granddaughter does this with friends, boys and girls......Everyone pays their own way......You're right about dating different people......I don't know your age, but in my high school days, if you dated around(girls), you were considered loose.........The more experience with the different sexes, the better......Oops, by experience, I mean seeing each other socially!!
*So ya wanna bring age into this ???O.K., I'm 40. I gather from some of your previous comments that you're....uhhhhmmmm...a touch older than that. Girls in the 70s weren't considered "loose" unless they'd had their ankles behind their ears for a lot of different guys. No, I wasn't talking about kids & sex. That's a good topic for another thread. I think dating a lot during high school give you experience with the opposite sex that helps you later on in life. Better socialization skills, better skills for dealing with the opposite sex, and a better idea of what to look for in a mate. Those are all things I could have used more of.
*ROFLMAO........A touch older!! Let's just say between 50-60!!!I grew up in a very small town and one did not date around!! I could have used those experiences, too......When I arrived at college, I fell for the first boy I dated......Didn't marry him, but I sure could have experienced more socialization......Let's just say I was a late bloomer .......Seriously, as long as your son is grounded and gets good advice, he'll be fine.....Keep those lines of communication open.......
*Seems to me like it's just another learning curve. The first few relationships you have might be about fittinig into a social norm, curiosity, or flattery that someone else pays attention to you...maybe even the status and self esteem you gain by associating with a popular person.After a few fairly empty relationships you might look for other traits in a mate than looks, status, or wealth. If you're lucky, you might even find someone who fulfills you, meets your needs, the same way you fulfill them and meets theirs. I don't think there should be any set age a person "dates". We're all different. Some people get curious at 12, some are content to live alone their entire life. The thing that I'd worry about is one of my kids dating someone quite a bit older, or younger.
*I was being polite. I know you're older than dirt....................(-:You know, one of my kids once said to my Dad: "Once you're over 50, there's nothing to look forward to anymore"
*Let me talk with that kid........Older than dirt, haven't heard that one in a while.....Are you from the south???
*BH when I was that age ,I used to meet girls at the church dances ect. It wasnt a date so to speak. It was more like a pre-dating rendezvous(sp). Id find a girl Id like and tell her Id be at the movies at certain time and meet her or at a dance or something.
*South, heck - I'm from Illinois. I showed my Son what you said about his "over 50" comment. He just got a big grin on his face and walked away.........The "old as the hills" thing reminds me of a joke. (Everything reminds me of a story or a joke, though) A census taker stopped at the house of a "mature" single lady, and began asking her all the typical questions. When he got to her age, she didn't want to give it out. So she asked the census taker: "Did MR. & Mrs. hill next door give their ages?"The census taker said that yes, in fact they had. So the lady said : "Just put down that I'm the same age. So the census taker put that she was "Old as the hills".
*If Breaktime is still around 10 years from now, I think it will be fun to remind Ron of this, when his little girls are the age to be "picked up" at church dances! I'll bet he will be the most protective father ever (no "shorts" escapades for those ladies!)
*Good one.....Yeah, the over 50 crowd is having a 12th night party tonight......I'll let you know how it turns out if I can type tomorrow!!Old as dirt is a very southern expression......
*I've made it clear to my girls (now 11 & 14) They can start dating after they're married. (Both of 'em )Of course, I also put my foot down on pierced ears, and just gave into #1 getting the second piercing (Lobe Only!)Daughter 1 got her first call from a guy the other day. I handled it with aplomb. (Yea, right)
*First time I asked a girl out, I was 13, in the 8th grade, the world was new, and it was 1954. We went to a downtown St. Louis movie at night. 60 cents each (I paid) rather than 20 cents at the local theater. We went on the bus both ways, 5 cents each. Chocolate soda after the movie, 25 cents each and a dime tip. A month or two later, we were in the way back row of the local movie house, the manager jumped us with a flashlight and threw us out, saying "I don't want you damn kids doing that sort of thing in my theater." No refunds either.We fixed his butt the next weekend. Netted a bunch of pigeons and smuggled in about half a dozen (semi asphyxiated) under our jackets and turned them loose during the movie.Back then we were sort of innocent and discovery was part of the pleasure. Now, you'ld be astonished at what your innocent kids actually know. And do.
*Boss Hog, My dad is 85, has been single for 20 years, is very handsome looking and active. I would put money on it he could work you to death and dance you under the table to boot. He plans to beat his grandfather who was active until he died at 97. Maybe you won't have anything to look forward to after 50 but don't put everybody in the same box with you. By the way from where I sit Illinois is considered south, very south indeed.
*Theodora,They have a big brother who is in training to be a very protective one. "I pity the fool who messes with my princesses"
*> My dad is 85, has been single for 20 years, is very handsome looking and active. I would put money on it he could work you to death and dance you under the table to boot.Is he a vegetarian?Rich Beckman
*Why Rich ?You interested ?
*Rich, no not quite but he doesnt do fast food or eat junk food. Still splits wood with a maul and shovels a 300 ft long driveway by hand in all but the heavy snows. The guy does't have anthing better to do, I wish I had his free time. Rumor has it he's going to take care of me when I get old.
*Hey you ol' broad boss, grade in school or age doesn't always count. I was 16 when I graduated from HS and rarely dated before that. Of course, now an avg 16-yr-old here has a few kids (no DH in tow, of course).Getting together in a group setting is ideal. They can observe how others interact, as well as practice their own skills at same.
*Actually, lately I've seen more groups of kids at the theatres and at the burger joints than I've seen for a long time. Same with the CNE. So maybe the kids are ready for "socials" again. I can recall having "tea dances" in public school that were apparently supposed to prepare us for dating, but hardly anyone went out on real dates, even to the movies, before high school, and then only to local dances until we got our drivers license. Like others have reminisced; even out in the far sticks, there was always a dance at a local church on Friday and Saturday night and a dance at the high-school about once a month. Most people went stag: that's where you met people.And just like the perpetual pick-up baseball games all summer at the diamonds and the perpetual hockey games all winter: there was always an outlet available for good clean fun where you felt safe.
*Armin - If you go back and read that post again, you'll see that it was my i Son who said that, not me. And he said it when he was 7 or 8 years old.
*Boss, OOOOh! I knew that, just thought I would inject an old farts point of view.
*Armin, You ain't a politician, are ya?That's a heck of a job of putting a positive spin on something.
*Boss, that's mighty low, even lower than whale dung, thinkin I could be a politician.
*Old as dirt is a very southern expression...... It's a lot more universal than southern - Heard and used that in California in the 60's and 70's.Mary
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My 12 year old Son and I were talking last night, and he said there were kids in his 6th grade class that were already dating.
Maybe I'm just way behind the times, but isn't that a little young to start dating? whadda y'all think?