To think my daughter has a boyfriend?

[Kleystic]

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DD (13) has been close friends with a boy (13) since year 7 now year 9. They sit together everyday on the bus after school.

On the last day of school before the summer holidays he asked her for a hug and they hugged. And Thursday he asked her to hold his hand and she did.

Since year 7 she's been saying how annoying it is that people think they are boyfriend and girlfriend. DD has never had a boyfriend and never really had a close friend as she has cerebral palsy and doesn't really fit in so I'm happy that this boy is her friend.

Do you think they could be together? Or could it be he has a crush on her or she has a crush on him? Or both of them have a crush on each other?

Why does it matter?

I think you should just leave well alone they are 13 and holding hands it is fine you dont have to analyse it.

Bless them - so sweet. Keep well out of this, OP.

I was just wondering

It doesn't matter he's a nice boy although he's a bit shy when I talk to him at the bus stop (I wait with DD until one of her friends come and leave her with them and it's usually this boy).

You wait at the bus stop with your 13 year old is she happy with that arrangement?

Do you think they could be together? Or could it be he has a crush on her or she has a crush on him? Or both of them have a crush on each other?

Why don't you just ask your DD?

It really doesn't matter if they're both happy but more importantly, why on earth are you babysitting your 13 year old dd at the bus stop each morning? Aside from the fact it must be social suicide for a teenager, unless there are extenuating circumstances you've not divulged, she can surely cope on her own?

I walk her to the bus stop as there are busy roads and then I wait with her until one of her friends come as there's one girl who acted like she was DDs friend but added her to a group and started making fun of her disability. She's happy with this arrangement and I've been leaving her with one of her friends since the end of year 7/start of year 8 as she asked me to instead of waiting with her until the bus came.

Why on earth does it matter?

If your DD says they are friends, great. Don't keep in about it. You will drive them apart

She is only 13 - she doesn't need a boyfriend. She does however need decent friends who value her for who she is.

I doubt very much she needs mummy to wait at the bus stop with her.

Ah if she is having a tough time on her way to the bus stop i can see your point , your Dd seems to have nice friends and that is the main thing.

I don't think it's anyone's business if the OP walks with her daughter to the bus stop. As long as both are happy. We have no idea of the degree of CP the OP's daughter has.
Re the boyfriend thing, just keep an eye on it, they're very young, I'd be a bit more concerned if it was my daughter & she had a disability, even if it was mild.

Even if they are boyfriend and girlfriend they’re 13 so it doesn’t really mean anything anyway!

I don't keep going on i haven't mentioned it but she said it gets annoyed when people at school think they are boyfriend and girlfriend or say they would be a cute together.

She has a few friends but this boy seems to be her closest friend and he is a nice boy and he always sits by her when I dont think DD asks him to and he has other friends on the bus. And I remember in year 7 he was arguing with the girl who pretended to be DDs friend because he wanted to sit by her but also the girl did.

some people have their judgy knickers on here, it's up to op if she wants to support her dd at the bus stop and dd is okay with it, dd has cp and some kids are nasty, the friends esp.this lad sounds supportive as a friend.