To all the parents out there

[Ocean Lover]

OL, this is how the Catholics in Indianapolis do it. (At least the ones in my family. ;-) ). Group date only until sophomore year!!! No ifs ands or buts. It's not exactly torture. There are still movies, McDonalds & Starbucks, etc., school dances--in other words, lots of opportunities to "date" each other but NO opportunities to be alone with each other. You never want to leave two kids to their own devices. The pack mentality is the best mentality until they're older.

These were my thoughts too. So it would be no real dating until around 16..good enough for me..but this im'ing and texting is starting to drive me a little bonkers. I feel like I need to go back to the parenting books!!

 

[Rudyjohn]

But unfortunately when they ARE sophomores, they manage to find "alone" time, somehow, some way. Trust me, it IS VERY scary & worrisome! We continue to have "talks" in our house on a regular basis.

Enjoy your 13 yo while you still can.

 

[ItzKatzTime]

Just ththththinking about it all! :scratch: :nono1:

Child Preditor :angry: :boxing:

#1 Rule at our house(with love) ~~NGWA......No Girl Walks Alone :nono1:

THIS IS A GRAYT THREAD KATHY

 

[Beachbummette]

OL, this is how the Catholics in Indianapolis do it. (At least the ones in my family. ;-) ). Group date only until sophomore year!!! No ifs ands or buts. It's not exactly torture. There are still movies, McDonalds & Starbucks, etc., school dances--in other words, lots of opportunities to "date" each other but NO opportunities to be alone with each other. You never want to leave two kids to their own devices. The pack mentality is the best mentality until they're older.

This is what we are doing with Lil' FFF. She does not get any alone time with the boys.

Just ththththinking about it all! :scratch: :nono1:

Child Preditor :angry: :boxing:

#1 Rule at our house(with love) ~~NGWA......No Girl Walks Alone :nono1:

THIS IS A GRAYT THREAD KATHY

I love your NGWA rule, left you a note in your prayers thread about it. I do think we need to make this a new slogan and put it on jewelry, stickers, clothes, whatever we can put it on. Same thing for young boys, they have predators too.

We got Lil' FFF the video "Stranger Danger", have y'all seen it? It's by John Walsh from America's Most Wanted in it he says that children should never be left alone with most anyone, from school (coaches or teachers) to church. I have it if someone needs copies. It's a little silly at times but really gets the point across.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Do enjoy the HS time - every little moment, even all of the busy schedule crazy stuff because as others have said, those 4 years seem to fly by almost in a blink! Seems my last was a freshman hardly any time ago and now he's off to college this fall (and we'll table for another thread the discourse about the sacks of $$ I'm assembling for that ;-))

...sacks of money, so true! You might try duffle bags, depending on where he's going! ;-) OBB...if you were as "lucky" as we were, you got lots of practice with private school tuition before college. It went up some, but we didn't miss a big chunk like most do! In fact, sarafunn finally attended a public (school) university for the first time for grad school...we danced a little jig at that tuition!!! I feel so fortunate to edumacate my chillren!!!

 

[Cheering472]

...sacks of money, so true! You might try duffle bags, depending on where he's going! ;-) OBB...if you were as "lucky" as we were, you got lots of practice with private school tuition before college. It went up some, but we didn't miss a big chunk like most do! In fact, sarafunn finally attended a public (school) university for the first time for grad school...we danced a little jig at that tuition!!! I feel so fortunate to edumacate my chillren!!!

I'm hoping this money is returned in the form of a stellar nursing home for me one day.

 

[Miss Kitty]

I'm hoping this money is returned in the form of a stellar nursing home for me one day.

...best investment, EVER!!!!

 

[Mermaid]

I'm hoping this money is returned in the form of a stellar nursing home for me one day.

When she was a little girl, Philippa promised me she'd buy me a cottage at Seaside but maybe now in my advanced age a stellar nursing home wouldn't be such a bad idea. :funn:

 

[Mermaid]

...best investment, EVER!!!!

We three were thinking the same thing at the same time.

 

[Cheering472]

We three were thinking the same thing at the same time.