Saturday, March 15, 2008

Liking The Bad Boys



After this incident with the "bad boy" that my daughter likes, we had a discussion about things. I was thinking that she would not find this boy as appealing once he became a "troublemaker"--not so. It seems that she likes him even more now! Oh boy! What am I in for in the future? Is she going to be bringing home the boys that "you don't bring home to mother"? Is she going to be attracted to the rebels, the bad boys, the troublemakers? I know--this is a big jump to conclusions, but I do wonder. She used to like the sweet, quiet, blonde surfer boy types. Now, she seems to be more into the dark haired, only wear black wearing, let's do something fun but dangerous types! I don't know how this will manifest itself in the future--will a guy ride up to the house on his Harley, whistle for her, and she scampers out to him--riding off into the sunset and not returning until dawn? OR--will she be my little debutante--expecting a nice young man to greet her at the door, be polite to her parents, use proper etiquette around her, and be the perfect gentlemen? Of course, I would prefer the second type of guy--but will she? I certainly hope so--she should feel like a queen that deserves only the best when it comes to dating. I worry about her self-esteem--I never want her to feel that only a certain kind of guy likes her and she has to settle in some way. There are SO many issues involved in teen dating--I hope I can pass on as much wisdom to her as possible as she enters this stage. I want her to feel strong and confident--I don't want her to take ANY crap from ANY boy--EVER! I hope she doesn't REALLY like "the bad boys"--I hope this is NOT a sign of things to come!

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