FitzChivalry
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Ok, to set the stage, some background info:
I am in my early 30s. I have one sibling, my sister, who is finishing up her freshman year in high school.
I am gay. My sister is not.
When I was in high-school, I was in denial and in the closet and as a result of all those volcanic issues, I never dated. I actually didn't really date until a couple years out of high school, and I was already around 19 by that time.
So my sister comes to me with a lot of questions about boys and dating. And my parents have a lot of questions for me about high school, boys and my sister potentially dating.
And I have no frickin' clue! I didn't date in high school, so how the hell should I know???
So my sister text messages me while I'm at the Arcade Fire concert last night and tells me the boy she likes in her class asked her to be his girlfriend. I guess my sister told my Mom as well. My parents don't want my sister dating or to have a boyfriend b/c right now she is getting kick ass grades and in extra-curricular activities full time.
Now my Mom (who also didn't really have "normal" high school dating experiences) is asking me what does it mean when 9th graders are "Boyfriend-Girlfriend"?
So . . . . what does it mean when 9th graders say they're boyfriend and girlfriend?
In my mind I see them hanging out at break and lunch. He will walk her to her classes. They will hold hands. *gulp* They will kiss. They will talk on the phone/MySpace all the time. But they're not having sex or anything like that, are they!!!???
I wish I had the experience to be able to give her and my parents the answers to the questions they're asking. But I don't.
So, I turn to you, wise and experienced Interferences.
I am in my early 30s. I have one sibling, my sister, who is finishing up her freshman year in high school.
I am gay. My sister is not.
When I was in high-school, I was in denial and in the closet and as a result of all those volcanic issues, I never dated. I actually didn't really date until a couple years out of high school, and I was already around 19 by that time.
So my sister comes to me with a lot of questions about boys and dating. And my parents have a lot of questions for me about high school, boys and my sister potentially dating.
And I have no frickin' clue! I didn't date in high school, so how the hell should I know???
So my sister text messages me while I'm at the Arcade Fire concert last night and tells me the boy she likes in her class asked her to be his girlfriend. I guess my sister told my Mom as well. My parents don't want my sister dating or to have a boyfriend b/c right now she is getting kick ass grades and in extra-curricular activities full time.
Now my Mom (who also didn't really have "normal" high school dating experiences) is asking me what does it mean when 9th graders are "Boyfriend-Girlfriend"?
So . . . . what does it mean when 9th graders say they're boyfriend and girlfriend?
In my mind I see them hanging out at break and lunch. He will walk her to her classes. They will hold hands. *gulp* They will kiss. They will talk on the phone/MySpace all the time. But they're not having sex or anything like that, are they!!!???
I wish I had the experience to be able to give her and my parents the answers to the questions they're asking. But I don't.
So, I turn to you, wise and experienced Interferences.