curfews and dateing

mummy2girls wrote: what age will you let them date and how about curfews? I know its a long ways away but im in a curious mood this morning...

jenna will have to be 13 to date in a group, but 16 by herself..curfews..not sure yet.

Heather replied: YEH right, Jason has already established that Alison will become a NUN! LOL. I haven't really thought about it but I will probably say 16. Not sure though>..Might change when I see how responsible she is when she gets older. Hopefully, I will be able to instill my morals...hoping that they catch. Crossin my fingers here!!

mckayleesmom replied: I think it will be 15 in a group and 16 to actually date. Im not sure though me and dh haven't really talked about it. But he is really protective and strict so I think it might be older then that.

supermom replied: I think that a lot of it depends on your own childs' maturity and how acceptable it is to his/her peers, too. For example, Leah really never even wanted to date until she got to high school (14) and then she went to the HS Homecoming Dance with her first "real" date (he bought her a corsage and everything). He was a couple of years older, but that's not that unusual. Since it was a school function, and his grandparents drove and I picked them up, well, then I was not that worried, either. However, I had met the boy, he had had dinner with us several times and had it been to a movie or something, I still wouldn't have worried too much (heck, lets face it, we ALL will worry some, no matter what no matter how big they get!). Now that she's 16, well, I have some say, but she's got a car and a driver's license, and all we all can do at this point is hope that all of what we've talked about has stuck somewhere in that brain!! <LOL!>

However, the youngest DD, Sara, well, I would be really checking on her when she went somewhere. We don't exactly see eye-to-eye about a lot of things and I would worry more with her than I would with Leah. Her maturity level just isn't quite up to par with where I think it should be in order to date like that. Of course, now that she's with her dad, I won't have much to say about it, but I sure hope he thinks about it too - and all I can do again is hope!

MommyToAshley replied: 32!

amynicole21 replied: I agree with M2A - 32 sounds about right The thought of Sophia dating makes me physically ill

MomToJade&Jordan replied: Yeah my DH said 40. No matter what I say it will be up to him. He plans on building a gun collection before then. We discovered this weekend that she tans well and if she is like her mommy she will be well-endowed. Blond, blue eyed, tanned teen with endowments. I don't think her daddy is even going to let her out of the house.

MamaMartie replied: 8th grade for group outings, 16 for couple dates...and I cringe at the though of both.

As for curfews I think they'll be pretty early. My hair dresser has a 14 year old boy and she picks him up at 9pm. That seems reasonable for the age. I guess it wii depend on where they are, what they are doing etc.

I am just thankful my oldest is only 6. I can't think about it with out feeling sick & my dh is in denial. He says he'll be buying the girls' clothes once they are 11: all baggy flannel. I told him that is great b/c they can hide the skimpy stuff well under baggy flannel. He was not amused.

mckayleesmom replied: LOL,,my husbands already got the gun collection and hes building some more guns by hand...I am glad that he is in the army cause I kind of want to raise her fairly strict and with him it will probably be that way. I am kind of a pushover.

Heather replied: LOL my DH is the same way..he has a few guns from work as well, he already plans on "Cleaning" them on her first date...you know that all to familiar scene that you have seen on TV numerous times...LOL!!!

My daddy was the same way though...very strict. But I really appreciate that now that I am older and look at all the young kids now...they could have been me!

mckayleesmom replied: Im kind of hoping he does the military strict dad with her. I don't even know if I want her dating at 16 out of a group honestly these days, but I know I have to let go. Hopefully I can instill in her to think before she acts and to follow her heart and not peer pressure.

5littleladies replied: Our girls will probably have to be 16-as for curfew I guess we'll have to figure that one out when we get there!!

amynicole21 replied: That's too funny about the guns... dh keeps saying he needs to get one before she gets too much older!! I work around them all day, so it would be easy enough to buy one cheap

coasterqueen replied: Wow, don't even want to think about this question. Probably 16, I guess. It really depends on how mature she is around that time. I know a few kids that age who are really mature and have their heads screwed on straight, , and if they were my kids I would let them date at that age, but if they are "wild", I would think twice.

Kaitlin'smom replied: dunno I guess it depends on how she is when she gets older. DH always said he will be cleaning a shot gun anytime a boy comes to pick her up! as for a cerfew it will also depend on how responsible she is.