My daughter has suddenly started to notice the boys and obviously the looks counts a lot. She is quite lazy but since she realized our new neighbours has a good looking son just the right age she wants to ride her bicycle and so forth. So obviously we've teased her a bit. Well the comment to her aunt made me smile. We told her aunt about this gorgeous young man and she replied just a pity she will only one day be allowed to marry when her dad has passed away. Then she was silent for a while and then remarked ... or when he starts to get Alzheimers. Needless to say she is the apple of his eye and is going to look with a magnifying glass at any prospective boyfriend. She used to tell everybody she came from his tummy and her sister from mine. Suddenly the boys are more important than dad. Interesting times ahead.

Oh Eleen, isnt young love not beautiful? It is a pity it goes along with heart ache. Strongs

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by eleen 13 Jul 2010

Marthie how true. Thing is just I read her like a book and the more she denies the more she gives away. Perhaps we should not tease her that much. But the signs are so clear. When her teacher came today and told me she asked now how much would 180 divided by 18 be and the teacher answered her the holidays could not have been so long she will not answer her I just smiled and asked the teacher if it could not be a little nest in the head causing it, you know something like a "muisnes". You should have seen the light go up on her face.

Our daughter has JUST turned 14 and boys are now interesting. I am married to a typical South African man - completely over protective - and dispair that I will ever get rid of her. Perhaps I will have to pay Labola (this is a tradition African custom where a man "pay" his prospective in-laws cattle for his bride-to-be)! Hee hee only playing.

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by eleen 13 Jul 2010

Story is almost alike - my daughter being 6m (13 and a half) younger and suddenly started to notice boys. Problem is however me too would rather pay the labola for the boys to stay away. Her sister is just a year younger and she is still a kid. Funny how some is slower growing up than others. Older one dresses up etc. Young one wants to play.

Having raised my daughters in Saudi Arabia and the Islamic religion, they are raised knowing that there is no such thing as dating or socalizing with strange boys. It was a pleasure to know that both my girls married as virgins and a bit unnerving that their husbands were too!

Oh my - get the shot gun out - he will be coming around soon.

Good Luck, its a stage I have gone through and survived and now my daughters have great partners/husbands. A few days ago my husband said what great young men they were and how he enjoyed their friendship

We told our daughter she could date at 16 but she is almost 16 now so we changed it to 18 LOL. Just kidding though, she can date carefully.....