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[quote=Anonymous]I found my boys focused much more on school and built deep male friendships where they could be vulnerable when they weren't trying to impress girls in the hallways, at lunch and in the classroom. They took more risks.  They tried things outside of their comfort zone.

My kids did go to public K-8.  Frankly, 8th grade was a mess of hormones.  The time spent doing the hair or wearing the right thing to impress the girls.  The drama.  The lunch room. The after school time.  The OUTFITS.  Our public school essentially has no dress code so the girls were coming to school in essentially bootie shorts, midriff tops, etc.

My kids are very comfortable around the opposite sex.  They have friends that are female, many they have known since kindergarten in the neighborhood. They are sometimes 'set up' with these female friends' girlfriends when they need a date. They do some group stuff outside of school.

I am of the group that thinks there is so much time to be a grown-up and having sex before the responsibility and emotions have had a chance to mature brings a lot of trouble.

In other words, your daughter will be fine.

In general, I find the kids that were in 8th-9th during Covid lockdown (one of my sons) are a bit behind socially and are a lot like your daughter because those were pretty critical years of social exploration. We have seen a difference in my younger son (rising 9th) friend group/classmates and my rising Junior.  The rising Juniors are all more like your daughter because they didn't have the co-ed dances and arranged time between the all-girl schools that would have happened w/out Covid.  [/quote]

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