Ds1 (13) has got himself a girlfriend. I am in shock.

[HarrietSchulenberg]

So the tiny baby that arrived in the world 13 years ago last week has today bagged himself a rather lovely girlfriend.

She is smart, funny, bright and creative. He is shy, awkward in company, finds it very hard to make friends with anything other than animals, is happy to live in a pigsty bedroom and, until recently, horded a toenail collection at the side of his bed.

I am gobsmacked. I've always kind of assumed that he'd be the one who "lived with his mother" till he was 50.

Anyone else suddenly realising that their baby is hurtling towards adulthood?

DD has her eye on several boys if that counts.
She is 12.7 and optimistic that the boy of her dreams who is in the year below her at school will be dazzled by her new jeans on non uniform day on Friday that he'll ask her to go to the cinema with him.
I have advised her that it's accceptable for her to ask him.

That made me all happy kreecher reminds me of my school days which weren't really that long ago!
A new crush every 10 minutes and dreaming of all the wonderful things that were going to happen when in reality I'm sure they barely noticed me it's a stressful time but looking back it's wonderful memories!

Her name isn't the same as yours is it?

DD has a boyfriend. I was horrified (although she 14 in June) but made her show him to me in Facebook and he us a lovely looking little boy with no stupid baggy arsed jeans in sight and he has a proper haircut!!

They went to the cinema together Saturday and apparently it went well.

I said would be happy for him to come and hang out round here but she told me at her age it not the fine thing to 'meet the parents.'

Hopefully this will improve her personal hygiene and means she cleans her teeth more often!!

It's a bitter sweet moment isn't it HarrietSchulenberg?
Be prepared for the protective maternal rage if she breaks his heart.

My DS met his girlfriend at 13, they were together for just over 2 years. It was a serious relationship and quite intense. I always felt that he was way too young to be in such a heavy relationship but despite how I felt, there was nothing I could do. I feel he missed out on 2 years of just mucking about with his mates. Ironically he is now single and his mates are getting girlfriends. I think it's very important they try and strike a balance between time spent with their BF/GF and time spent with friends. My DS has had to work hard to rebuild some of his friendships after 2 years of not being around.