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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say high school (so 14) is probably old enough for most kids, with limits. 16 for dates where they are driving or being picked up.

I was in some uncomfortable situations when "dating" at 13. I would not allow it in middle school.[/quote]

So my son dated a girl who was not allowed to date in middle school.  She had his name in her phone as a female friend and deleted texts he sent her as well.  They met up at school and after school in groups.  I did not know this girl's parents.

You're really much better off having an open dialogue with your kids so that you can talk to them about potential uncomfortable situations and how to handle things.[/quote]

This is a different poster, but so what?  My daughter and I are not the Gilmore Girls.  I don’t need to know all of the ins and outs of her teenage social life.  My job is to set the rules.  Hers is to mostly follow them, but to push against them and break them sometimes.

You should have told you son not to see this girl behind her parent’s back, them called the girl’s parents to tell them what’s going on.  You’re the grownup here.  You could have handled this better.  [/quote]

Um no way. It is not the parents job to inform anyone anything. I can not believe you are serious. I know all of my daughter’s friends well and who can’t be around boys, can’t date, have rules etc… They ALL break them. Sometimes even around me. It’s not my job to snitch on someone.  “Um hi this is _ mom and I heard from my daughter that yours can’t be around boys but there was 2 in my car today coming home from the mall.”

Give me a break [/quote]

Yes.  It is.  
“Hey.  Your mom told me that you aren’t supposed to be dating.  What you do on you own isn’t my business, but if I see you kissing your boyfriend in the back of my car again, I’m going to have to tell her about it.”

That’s what an adult does.

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This is so cringy. Please tell me this is a troll. No way does a parent do this. And no one is kidding in cars. LOL[/quote]   :lol:  :lol:   Sooo cringey.  This sounds like the mom on The Goldbergs. [/quote]

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