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Post by Mary_K on Feb 11, 2016 21:06:44 GMT
DD, 12, 7th grade.
Their middle school has dances after school every so often. Not like high school. Mostly getting together, listening to music, there is a playstation playing Just Dance game, etc.
Their valentine's dance is tomorrow. 4pm - 6pm after school.
DD just came home almost floating. I'm going to throw up.
I asked her what "going to the dance" means. She said they will meet there.
And so it begins.
I think I'm light headed, too.
I need to lie down. Did I mention she's 12?
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Post by leannec on Feb 11, 2016 21:09:05 GMT
Welcome to the hormonal rollercoaster  It's an adventure  |
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Post by lesley on Feb 11, 2016 21:16:17 GMT
Yup, and so it begins!  |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Feb 11, 2016 21:29:56 GMT
Now is when your kids really start causing you to get grey hair.
I hope your daughter has a great time.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 11, 2016 21:42:15 GMT
Awww...how sweet! I hope she has a great time!
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Feb 11, 2016 21:48:15 GMT
My dd turned 12 today. I'm not ready for this. Why can't she go back to being little?
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Post by maryland on Feb 11, 2016 22:31:28 GMT
How exciting! Is she your oldest? That's so cute! She sounds very excited. I hope they have a great time! My best friend is like you in being nervous. Her oldest son is 15 and got asked to Sadie Hawkins and she is a nervous wreck. She says she is not ready for the girls chasing him until he is at least 40!  |
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 11, 2016 22:32:41 GMT
My eighth grade son came home saying he had a gf. I thought no big deal. Two weeks later I went to one of his football games and saw the gf wearing homemade t-shirt with Mrs. XXX on the back. Hmmm, that was my name. It was really weird. It lasted about three more weeks. The next year my seventh grade son said he had a girlfriend. That was six years ago. She just texted me asking to take me out to lunch. I love her. We are taking her to Mexico with us for a spring break vacation. My point? You never know. This guy is probably the first of many. Each new relationship will bring them one step closer to who they are going to be. Hopefully he will act like a gentleman and she will expect him to. You know your girl. In today's dating world oftentimes the girls are the ones making the moves. Just keep your ears open and be available for consult if needed.
ETA: I have only raised boys. Neither one was ever hormonal (acting). My opinions represent the male perspective of the dating world. Raising girls (I have been told) is quite different.
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 11, 2016 22:38:27 GMT
My eighth grade son came home saying he had a gf. I thought no big deal. Two weeks later I went to one of his football games and saw the gf wearing homemade t-shirt with Mrs. XXX on the back. Hmmm, that was my name. It was really weird. It lasted about three more weeks. The next year my seventh grade son said he had a girlfriend. That was six years ago. She just texted me asking to take me out to lunch. I love her. We are taking her to Mexico with us for a spring break vacation. My point? You never know. This guy is probably the first of many. Each new relationship will bring them one step closer to who they are going to be. Hopefully he will act like a gentleman and she will expect him to. You know your girl. In today's dating world oftentimes the girls are the ones making the moves. Just keep your ears open and be available for consult if needed. ETA: I have only raised boys. Neither one was ever hormonal (acting). My opinions represent the male perspective of the dating world. Raising girls (I have been told) is quite different. I have a boy who is still, two years later, dating his first real girlfriend. He had a crush on her way back in 7th grade (and he is a senior now.) It's true, you never know.  |
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Post by Mary_K on Feb 11, 2016 22:40:53 GMT
My dd turned 12 today. I'm not ready for this. Why can't she go back to being little? I KNOW! Now the trick is to tell DH. He sees her as daddy's little girl. Mary K |
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Post by trollie on Feb 11, 2016 22:56:02 GMT
Better you than me! LOL!
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Post by gar on Feb 11, 2016 23:11:59 GMT
Now the trick is to tell DH. He sees her as daddy's little girl. He always will  Think of it this way, only another 6+ years of this, at least until she's technically an adult when of course you instantly stop mothering  |
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Feb 11, 2016 23:30:41 GMT
I once read somewhere that when you raise a boy, you worry about one penis but when you raise a girl, you worry about every penis.
I do remember when DD was around 15, she asked how I would feel if she liked girls instead of boys, and my first thought was "awesome, no worries about you getting pregnant" which might not exactly be the most mature reaction. In the end, apparently she decided she preferred boys, but I was hopeful...
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Post by Nicole in TX on Feb 12, 2016 1:11:39 GMT
I love that the dance is from 4 to 6 PM!
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Post by anniefb on Feb 12, 2016 1:33:34 GMT
Aww that's sweet |
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 12, 2016 1:59:59 GMT
Remember when we thought potty train was hard parenting?
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Post by TankTop on Feb 12, 2016 2:26:59 GMT
And so it begins.......best of luck.
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Post by alexa11 on Feb 12, 2016 2:34:26 GMT
So sweet- hope she has a great time!
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Post by hockeymom4 on Feb 12, 2016 2:36:58 GMT
Good luck. When DD was in grade 6 (almost 12) she danced with a boy at the school Valentine's Day dance..... By Monday at school everyone was asking him/bugging him about it so he did he didn't like her...... Got a tearful lunchtime call, brought her home had a chat and back she went to school!!!!!!! So many ups and downs to come. Good luck
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Post by DinCA on Feb 12, 2016 2:42:11 GMT
Your thread title made me laugh out loud.
These will be the best of times and the worst of times so really enjoy the good ones - this is a good one!
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Post by maryland on Feb 12, 2016 2:58:04 GMT
My eighth grade son came home saying he had a gf. I thought no big deal. Two weeks later I went to one of his football games and saw the gf wearing homemade t-shirt with Mrs. XXX on the back. Hmmm, that was my name. It was really weird. It lasted about three more weeks. The next year my seventh grade son said he had a girlfriend. That was six years ago. She just texted me asking to take me out to lunch. I love her. We are taking her to Mexico with us for a spring break vacation. My point? You never know. This guy is probably the first of many. Each new relationship will bring them one step closer to who they are going to be. Hopefully he will act like a gentleman and she will expect him to. You know your girl. In today's dating world oftentimes the girls are the ones making the moves. Just keep your ears open and be available for consult if needed. ETA: I have only raised boys. Neither one was ever hormonal (acting). My opinions represent the male perspective of the dating world. Raising girls (I have been told) is quite different. I have a few friends that have married their middle school boyfriend/girlfriend! There are a few couples in my oldest daughters group of friends that have dated from 8th-12th grades. I could never have lasted that long with one person, I give them credit! We have always taught our girls to be ladies and treat the boys with respect on dates. So far, they have "dated/hung out with"(what they now call it!) some great boys and they tell me that the moms love them (so they must be listening to us about kindness and respect).  One of my best friends has sons the same age as my girls, and we have pretty similar stories! I think sometimes girls and boys are more alike that we think. |
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Post by kluski on Feb 12, 2016 4:16:48 GMT
Yeah...just wait until she's 14 and is asked to the prom! Telling her dad about that was quite a treat.
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Post by gar on Feb 12, 2016 8:07:17 GMT
Remember when we thought potty train was hard parenting? Yeah, that! The bigger the child to bigger the problems can be. This parenting lark isn't for cissies |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 12, 2016 9:30:14 GMT
(((hugs)))
I have a teen. The nausea only gets worse.
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 12, 2016 11:55:44 GMT
My eighth grade son came home saying he had a gf. I thought no big deal. Two weeks later I went to one of his football games and saw the gf wearing homemade t-shirt with Mrs. XXX on the back. Hmmm, that was my name. It was really weird. It lasted about three more weeks. The next year my seventh grade son said he had a girlfriend. That was six years ago. She just texted me asking to take me out to lunch. I love her. We are taking her to Mexico with us for a spring break vacation. My point? You never know. This guy is probably the first of many. Each new relationship will bring them one step closer to who they are going to be. Hopefully he will act like a gentleman and she will expect him to. You know your girl. In today's dating world oftentimes the girls are the ones making the moves. Just keep your ears open and be available for consult if needed. ETA: I have only raised boys. Neither one was ever hormonal (acting). My opinions represent the male perspective of the dating world. Raising girls (I have been told) is quite different. I have a few friends that have married their middle school boyfriend/girlfriend! There are a few couples in my oldest daughters group of friends that have dated from 8th-12th grades. I could never have lasted that long with one person, I give them credit! We have always taught our girls to be ladies and treat the boys with respect on dates. So far, they have "dated/hung out with"(what they now call it!) some great boys and they tell me that the moms love them (so they must be listening to us about kindness and respect). One of my best friends has sons the same age as my girls, and we have pretty similar stories! I think sometimes girls and boys are more alike that we think. I met DH in 7th grade history class. I don't remember much, except that the student with the highest grade in the class got the A+. That was DH one semester, me the other. We started dating our junior year of high school. Ten years that forst history class, we were married. That was 36 years ago! The fear is real, OP! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2016 12:21:49 GMT
My worry was when DS was a freshman, a senior girl asked him to the senior prom. Turned out okay though. She was dumped by her boyfriend the week before prom, and she knew that DS owned a tux. They're still friends and keep in touch four years later, but were never actually dating. And they had a great time at prom.
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Post by maryland on Feb 12, 2016 12:34:06 GMT
My worry was when DS was a freshman, a senior girl asked him to the senior prom. Turned out okay though. She was dumped by her boyfriend the week before prom, and she knew that DS owned a tux. They're still friends and keep in touch four years later, but were never actually dating. And they had a great time at prom. That's good that it worked out! A boy in my daughters senior class got dumped by his date before prom, and so he took a freshman girl on his track team. She wore her cousin's prom dress, so no extra expenses for her! She was a much nicer girl and more fun date than his original date would have been. And she was thrilled to go to prom as a freshman. |
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