my daughter (16) went on her first date tonight.
a really nice guy she met at work slinging pizza.
he doesn't drive yet (a slight relief) so they met at the mall and had dinner and saw a movie.
he asked if he could put his arm around her during the movie and then asked if he could kiss her later.
she had a really good time and they're going to see each other again.

i'm bawling like a baby. (take your shot, daystar)
my little baby girl who up until a year or so ago could barely leave her parents side has a job and a boyfriend and is going to south africa for a month this summer.
i'm so proud of her.

as for the guy, the jury's out to see how high he'll rate on the sketchy/konstantinL jr meter, but for now he seems really sweet.
oh and he reads...books.

what does your daughter look like?

im still a teenager for a little while yet...

j/k

I have a 17 year old brother, and everytime I see that godawful car wreck that kills a couple kids on a weekend it gives me chills.

He asked for a kiss on the first date?



Sounds like a monger.

that's the part that mom heard about. who knows what got left out.

awwww. very sweet.
i can't even IMAGINE having kids pf my own and feeling these things.

as i've mentioned before..... i'm very close to my friend's 2 sons.
and THEY make my heart melt daily.

i'm sure that if i had kids of my own.... i'd be a mess all the time.






as if 'i' WOULD take a shot at that.

I'm so glad I don't have a teenage daughter.

My 10 year old daughter has discovered Walker, Texas Ranger reruns and has a new man.

God help me. Norris is her new hero.

it's called being polite.

I think the point was that he asked on the FIRST date. Not that he asked.




You don't know how much I share this sentiment. Not because I am a misogynist, but because I am gonna stress out on these moments where "dates" happen. I am tempted to be the dad that puts the fear of God in the boy. Like be polishing my shotgun on my front porch as he arrives to the house. The problem is, I know how boys think, especially at 16 and 17 and that's horrifying. Thank God for moms.

If I had a daughter, she'd wear a Burqa and stay in the basement until she's 30.

When I have a daughter, she will be allowed to date one day after my funeral. Until then, I'm gonna do my darndest to not let her know we exist.

I think having a daughter may be the one thing that could send me to jail. I truly fear it.

I think that when I have kids I am going, when they're old enough, have them watch dogs mate. You see, male dogs don't "ejaculate" per se. So, there is some sort of "device" inside the "bitch" that forces the "stud" to be incapable of removing itself until said "bitch" feels that proper saturation has occured. From what I witnessed, this is an extremely PAINful experience for the "stud". He was whining and whimpering. Anyway, I am gonna tell my kids that that is what sex is like.

This just kills me, as I have two daughters and I do NOT look forward to any growing up. I dont envy you.

Yeah, empowering your daughters should really keep them from slamming some 16 year old in the parking lot.


Itll just give them new ideas.

Sounds like you're lucky that you've got a 16 year old who is just worrying about whether she should let a boy kiss her instead of what she should do now that she's pregnant.

Probably not luck...usually moms have something to do with that kinda stuff. Good job.

Yeah. I guess this would work better for my male offspring(s). Lord knows, though, we don't want any more empowered women, do we?

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He asked if he could put his arm round her and asked if he could kiss her! Sounds an allright lad to me. God i remember them backhanders. Stung.

That is sweet, ayah... and it does sound like the boy is nice, by asking those questions. Kind of refreshing, actually.

Awww Laura. These moments are what life is all about.