Two minutes before the middle school bus is scheduled to come to the bottom of my driveway, my 11 year old daughter says to me, "Mom, how old do you and Dad say I have to be before I can have a boyfriend?" The number that immediately popped in my head was was 32. This is the perfect age to start dating! I know from experience that dating can really get in the way of high school academics and can make college a roller coaster of emotions. In addition, after college a girl should concentrate on her career, maybe travel and hang out with her girl friends! Guys in there 20's are idiots. Seriously! Most will readily admit this. Yes, Darling Daughter, the answer to your question is 32! Fortunately my mouth was busy drinking my first cup of coffee and didn't blurt out this age. Instead I swallowed, then gulped and said, "Was there someone in particular you had in mind?" The 6th grader in question turned a bright shade of pink and out the door she went. Too late, I thought. She already has a boyfriend. Ughhhh. But how can this be? Don't all 11 year old boys have cooties?
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