Posted by kid47 on April 1, 2004, at 10:23:36
Her name is Jane. He has been smitten with her since kindergarten. He liked the fact that Jane wore dresses, while the other girls wore jeans and such. Now as a fourth grader, he finally summoned the courage to say "Hi" to her.(he is a bit shy like his dad) He even went so far as to ask his buddy Jordan, to ask Shelby, to talk to Samantha, and see if she would ask Jane if she likes him. I think somewhere along the line the chain of command broke down and he never got a straight answere. My son tells me that he has caught Jane looking at him on occasion. I am tempted to tell him to run for his life!(Just kidding) In fourth grade they talk about asking a girl "out". "Out"? I asked my son. What exactly does going "out" entail? He informed me that I surely wouldn't understand and left it at that. Now admittedly, it's been a while since I was in the fourth grade, but I don't recall asking *any* girl out till I was about 27.((I told you I was shy) Like most delusional fathers, I always considered myself fairly cool as dads go. But frankly , I'm not altogether sure I want my not quite 10 year old dating. He still climbs into his parents bed on stormy nights. I'm thinking " If he thinks a thunderstorm is frightening, I don't know that he is quite ready for the (what I always found pretty high up on the Richter scale of terror) prospect of dating!!" Fortunately I have recently learned that asking a girl out, in the fourth grade, is more a symbolic gesture, rather than an actual request for dinner and a movie. So with a sigh of relief and respite, I am now bracing myself for what will surely be a traumatic adventure (I think more so for males than females...please don't attack me on this :) ) for both father and son, as my boy flies at light speed toward rampant insecurity, untimely zits, jealously, fear, and all the other wonders that are called dating. Any advice?
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