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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 140132" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I'm in the camp of it's part of the age thing. Hickeys are "cool," let you brag you're attached. Ditto the phone picture. Sometimes it's nothing more than that, but it does need to be watched and curtailed at least somewhat. I am the parent of a girl and she did come home with a hickey at 13. I wasn't thrilled to see it, but I wasn't overly concerned, either. We had a long talk about what was safe and what wasn't. I also made her wear a turtleneck (which she loathes) until it had totally disappeared. Kinda took the fun out of showing it off. The next time she had a hickey, she was 19 -- I was much more concerned about that one because it wasn't quite as innocent as the first.</p><p> </p><p>Are they unsupervised at the girl's house? If so, then he should be prohibited from going there when no adults are present. If not, then I would be a little less worried. It does help to know that her dad is at least somewhat aware of the dangers of young love. You might try having a talk with the father and letting him know how far things are going so he can police a little better. Hopefully, he'll be one of those parents who puts the responsibility on both kids, not just the boy.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck to you on his journey into teenhood. It ain't always fun and it sure as heck isn't easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 140132, member: 3626"] I'm in the camp of it's part of the age thing. Hickeys are "cool," let you brag you're attached. Ditto the phone picture. Sometimes it's nothing more than that, but it does need to be watched and curtailed at least somewhat. I am the parent of a girl and she did come home with a hickey at 13. I wasn't thrilled to see it, but I wasn't overly concerned, either. We had a long talk about what was safe and what wasn't. I also made her wear a turtleneck (which she loathes) until it had totally disappeared. Kinda took the fun out of showing it off. The next time she had a hickey, she was 19 -- I was much more concerned about that one because it wasn't quite as innocent as the first. Are they unsupervised at the girl's house? If so, then he should be prohibited from going there when no adults are present. If not, then I would be a little less worried. It does help to know that her dad is at least somewhat aware of the dangers of young love. You might try having a talk with the father and letting him know how far things are going so he can police a little better. Hopefully, he'll be one of those parents who puts the responsibility on both kids, not just the boy. Good luck to you on his journey into teenhood. It ain't always fun and it sure as heck isn't easy. [/QUOTE]
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