After I read this post, I cornered my 14yo dd to get some feedback. She had a few friends that started "dating" as early as 5th grade. "Dating" at that age was basically "staking a claim",lol. Pretty harmless stuff I think. Dd and I both agree that it is pretty warped that the teachers at the school are getting involved in the drama. That's just weird.

Dd has gone on a few dates this year, but it's never been one-on-one. It's always with a group of guys and girls and usually a movie, football game or bowling. She doesn't plan on getting serious with anyone because she "doesn't want to complicate her highschool experience with boyfriend drama"--her words,lol!