Well put Lee - my daughter just moved out so it has not been so long ago when I was dealing with all of these issues. I can tell you the most devastating thing to me was watching her go from playing with dolls to worrying about her weight and wanting to wear Amborcrambe clothes in the course of one summer!! Geesh! That was when she started Jr High School.

The transformations you kids are expected to undergo in such a short period of time is unbelievable!!! You don't have any time at all just to be a kid...it's so sad. I seen it so often with my daughter...then when she got in High School the kids seemed so anxious to get involved in "serious" relationships to the point where they acted like old married couples that had been together for forty years!!

I always used to say that they were missing out on some of the best times of their life! At your age (in a perfect world) life should be worry free, be responsible, have fun and most importantly BE YOUNG!!! Life has enough pressures especially as you grow older so I might suggest you don't borrow any before your time...

mho....

Love and Peace
J