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MineralMan

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2. I guess I'm just really old.

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 08:14 PM

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Do middle school kids still hold hands with [View all] MineralMan Sep 2013 OP

Many middle schoolers are way beyond holding hands these days. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #1

I guess I'm just really old. MineralMan Sep 2013 #2

Enjoy every moment of it. How old are you? JaneyVee Sep 2013 #4

68. But I remember being 13 and in the MineralMan Sep 2013 #6

Ah, I remember those cherished moments of innocence. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #7

Lol! madaboutharry Sep 2013 #26

Agreed 110% (unfortunately as I really wish they'd wait) riderinthestorm Sep 2013 #3

seems to be a problem. nationwide Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #5

There's nothing new about that really -- it's just more open now. pnwmom Sep 2013 #23

the average age for first time sex is 17 for both sexes. they are putting off sex more now, seabeyond Sep 2013 #11

As a mother of a middle school daughter and a freshman daughter newcriminal Sep 2013 #8

didn't happen where I went to school cali Sep 2013 #9

My middle school tried to prevent the kids from doing that... penultimate Sep 2013 #16

Not in school. Maybe at dances or other places. femmocrat Sep 2013 #10

yes. and it is precious. all the adults want to say, ... aaaahhhh, lol. seabeyond Sep 2013 #12

I had a crush on a boy in the 7th grade. xfundy Sep 2013 #13

I just started as a social work intern at an inner city middle school RedCappedBandit Sep 2013 #14

Thanks. That gives me hope. MineralMan Sep 2013 #15

They might still hold hands, but if you see 'innocence"... Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #17

This post is unsettling to me. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #18

you would be wrong. if anything, the over the top sexuality 24/7 is turning kids off, not on. seabeyond Sep 2013 #20

Why would you assume a decision to wait requires ignorance? Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #24

I can't share your cynicism about this. MineralMan Sep 2013 #22

I don't see it as cynicism at all... Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #25

Yes. They do. They also surreptitiously text each other when they think no one msanthrope Sep 2013 #19

I've wondered if boys still carry girls's books home from school malthaussen Sep 2013 #21

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