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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dad should have defended DD.  I have a 16 yo that does not date.

I would say, there are many reasons why DD may choose not to date.  Sexual orientation is her business, not your or mine.  She is doing well in school, setting her up for a good future.

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Yes, DD's dad needs to apologize to DD; he should have defended her.  Girls need a male fan; it's developmental/hardwired.  One of the best benefits of having a (great) dad around is that (on the whole, in general) girls tend to delve into sexual activity later on, because there is already a male fan in her life.  Her male fan defends and protects her--"has her back."  Sort of like attachment parenting, the parents are there, so the kid can be secure and go exploring.  Anyways, the last thing a kid needs is the dad NOT defending her.  It would have been better if that man was in the room withOUT the dad and said what he did, because then it wouldn't be the triple-whammy of having to receive that catty remark AND then not having her dad defend her AND then being forced to apologize for defending herself.  Adult Male Snark followed by Dad-Double-Cross!

BTW I have a 15.5 y.o. and the other day she confided that she's going to be "sweet 16 and never been kissed," and I was so thrilled at hearing that.  There are kids in her school that have been having sex for a couple years now.  Her dad is strong in her life.  There was a bump--last year she quit her sport, and we all didn't really notice that dad/daughter time was in the form of him driving her to/from her games, so over the last year, they haven't had a lot of duo time.  So now dad is taking her out to dinner every week or two.  [/quote]

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