Aside from the obvious "OMG She cannot be old enough for this" I have handled the idea of her dating fairly well I think. I am not an obsessive parent who has to know every little thing that is going on. I have not asked for a lot of details abotu this particular boy because her track record with boy friends is pretty short. I think one boy asked her out and she dumped in 18 hours later or something. I have met this new guy however. Not talked to him much (don't wanna terrify him just yet) and he seems ok.

Rules are definitely in place. First, homework comes first. That has not worked exceptionally well this past week but I have jumped on her about that. It is so new and in the super ga ga stage so I let last week pass but told her that isn't gonna happen. They hang out in very public places (usually the mall) and spent one afternoon in her chruch parking lot skating (she thought a skateboard would attract the guys. it apparently worked).

So I obviously have my concerns. He seems like a decent guy. I'm sure i should meet him and his family at some point. Since we have not been down this road with boys I had not known previously or that lasted more than a couple days, I am oblivious about timelines here. How does this being a parent of a teenage daughter work in the dating world?

Being a single mom has presented some significant challenges but this is one area I have no idea how to navagate. Anyone wanna enlighten me a little?