As I previously said in my post, you two are at such different places in life and therefore wouldn't have much to talk about. What activities would you do together? You can't go out and drink, for example. Certain activities that are fine for adults may not be fine for this child. What would you have in common? And it does matter what the parents think because at 12 years of age, this child needs their permission to hang out with someone, I'm sure.