Life Questions

So EVERYONE I know had in-depth conversations about the Strawberry Letter where the young lady had been dating and sleeping with an older man for 3 years when she very abruptly and rudely found out he was her father (it was confirmed by DNA testing). The question I asked was...HOW do you date someone for 3 years and NEVER once taken them around not a single family member. No pictures of the two of you on the wall, no family barbecues, no holidays, not a birthday party, funeral OR wedding. That is so bizarre to me. I'm very protective of my little chickadees but once you meet them then it's on and you're about to meet the rest of my ragtag crazy family; not that I date around and introduce everyone to my babies. But if I think it's serious and to me 2 years is serious then you should be meeting the fam somewhere about 12-18 months mark (if not before). People have different types of rules and regulations for dating. Some people will only date one person for so long before they feel like they HAVE to move on. Some people are rotating daters, will not and cannot date one person at a time. Some people will only date for so long before the relationship has to move to the next step (whatever that may be). Things to think about...what's too long or too old to date someone? How long before you introduce them to family? At what point do you say we've dated for 17 years and clearly I need to move on? Just thinking about some things.

Summer Break

I cannot believe that summer is pretty much over for me and my crew. We spent a whirlwind week in the dirty dirty with family that was truly AMAZING! My teens will be returning to school before the month is over to begin their whirlwind senior year. My little man is growing like a weed.