karmatornado said:

karmatornado said:

you're evil.

though i do remember having fun exchanging stares with boys during mass when i was in high school

evenstar3 said:

I used to always get my mack on after mass as a young teenager! I would find a girl and make constant eye contact with her and if she reciprocated I would buy her a burrito during the after service food thingy that our church did! it was the money!

karmatornado said:

nice. i once had a guy friend/crush give me a massage during mass at school once and got called into the dean of girl's office for being 'inappropriate'

evenstar3 said:

Really how did that happen?

karmatornado said:

i think a teacher got pissed that we weren't 'listening to the homily' and told her

evenstar3 said:

Hi five, Gotta love Catholic life!

People still chaperone? I thought that shit went the way of the bustle and high button shoes. Seriously.

I don't know any of my friends whose parents or older relatives insisted on chaperoning things other than volunteering for school dances and trips. Certainly none of us ever had an age when we were "allowed" to date either. We just did when we did.

is genuinely baffled by this thread

there are some really protective parents here

you have to allow a little freedom, surely

or are you not raising no babies?

meow85 said:

There was no age limit on dating for me or my friends either. At least, not that was given to us. And we would not have been caught dead out with a parent on a date. I find that very, very odd personally. A date is their time to start to show their independence and break away from parents. That's part of the point. If you don't trust your child on a date, then they're too young for dating.

She should be at home doing her homework instead of gallavanting with boys..

Go bowling.

minneapolisgenius said:

That's a great idea! It's fun, well-lit, and it's something you can all do together.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Just watch he sticks his fingers in the right holes

REDFEATHERS said:

meow85 said:

i never actually told my parents when i was dating.
mind you when boys started calling the house it couldn't have been too hard to figure out. it was very social too. you were almost always out with other people. unless you were alone at their house or alone in a car

I decided we are going to eat at T.G.I Fridays. I am going to get them a table near the bar, where I will sit and watch whatever sporting event is on, while they conversate and eat. Afterwards we will go to a park near my house to play some catch with the softball and I will find out this boys intentions. Then we will either go bowling or to a movie, depending on my judgement of the guy. 5 solid hours of fun.

karmatornado said:

karmatornado said:

Too bad you can't bring a date along...then it would be like a "double" and not so much pressure, but you can still keep an eye on them.

applekisses said:

I'll do that next time. I just want to get to know this boy a bit.

karmatornado said:

Are you sure you're not going to scare the hell out of him, or is that the plan?

applekisses said:

No I will be nice I just need to make sure that he realizes he needs to filter and control his little perverted mind and that he may be the first person but he certainly will not be the last person she dates, you know just shoot down the self confidence

So I took the cousin out on her date with her friend today. It was cute. I'll elaborate on it tommorow when I am more sober@!
[Edited 1/28/07 2:47am]

just seen the begining of this thread so I dont know howits gone on but would like to add my two pounds worth.


1. I have a daughter whose will be 9 in march, I as her father will NOT be allowing her to date until she is 31.

2. If she wants to go out it will be with either me or my wife no one else as we can not be bribed by our daughter sher has tried!!! bless it funny when they caought out lol.

3. for my daughter, I have to keep a look out for all the pricks that what to date her. BOY they better look out Cause im six foot 2 tall !!!!! and I scare people with a look!!!


rant over please contiune with this thread!

CarrieMpls said:

I find it strange too. I see some of the parents coming into my workplace, or even talk to some of the slightly younger (14 to 18ish) people I know, and I'm surprised at the almost smothering over-protectiveness shown by many of their parents. I don't understand it. Is the world really that more dangerous than when I, at a mere not-quite-22, grew up?

A date? Good luck. It seems a lot of people wouldn't trust their child on their own at home for a few hours.

karmatornado said:

With a babysitter.

No offense, but

emm said:

That's how things generally worked with me too. My mom had given me the Big Talk ages before I even considered going out with anybody, and when I did she trusted me to use my best judgement and not get into any trouble. The only stipulation was that I was to call if I ever needed a ride or a way home, even if it was 3 am. No questons asked. She trusted me to be a grownup about things, instead of holding my handholdingmeback through everything.