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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 66882" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We don't live in a melting pot, as a rule - it was just the inner city school that the kids went to (it was near where husband works). Where we live, it's almost exclusively Anglo. One part-Aboriginal family (she teaches at the same inner city school - lol!) with maybe a couple of other, thoroughly assimilated. </p><p></p><p>And yes, I do know what you mean about girls at this age worrying about boyfriends.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2, despite being gorgeous, did not have a boyfriend until she was 17. She had local boys tentatively approach but she was basically unattainable, in their eyes. And the only boys who actually tried to chat her up, she would cut to pieces because 'they were sleaze bags" and word got around.</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering - are there any AA groups/activity clubs she could join, to get some sort of access to AA culture as a balance? Something like dance, drama, music - something more African, perhaps? I really have no idea here, we do have African groups here, various small cultural clubs for kids based around music or dance. And my Aboriginal friends have contacts in our Bangarra Dance Theatre (my teacher friend's daughter has recently begun classes with them) - is there an AA equivalent close enough to commute to? It could provide a balance as well as broaden her circles.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 66882, member: 1991"] We don't live in a melting pot, as a rule - it was just the inner city school that the kids went to (it was near where husband works). Where we live, it's almost exclusively Anglo. One part-Aboriginal family (she teaches at the same inner city school - lol!) with maybe a couple of other, thoroughly assimilated. And yes, I do know what you mean about girls at this age worrying about boyfriends. easy child 2/difficult child 2, despite being gorgeous, did not have a boyfriend until she was 17. She had local boys tentatively approach but she was basically unattainable, in their eyes. And the only boys who actually tried to chat her up, she would cut to pieces because 'they were sleaze bags" and word got around. I'm wondering - are there any AA groups/activity clubs she could join, to get some sort of access to AA culture as a balance? Something like dance, drama, music - something more African, perhaps? I really have no idea here, we do have African groups here, various small cultural clubs for kids based around music or dance. And my Aboriginal friends have contacts in our Bangarra Dance Theatre (my teacher friend's daughter has recently begun classes with them) - is there an AA equivalent close enough to commute to? It could provide a balance as well as broaden her circles. Marg [/QUOTE]
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