Congrats Wendy on getting your shopping accomplished! Just take it easy the rest of the day. You've done enough. And some grocery stores are HUGE! If you're anything like me, and forget some things, I can walk the store two or three times before I actually make it to the cashier. That can be a workout!
Nope, not me. I go with a list, and since I've been shopping at the same store for years, I know where everything is, and I write my list in order!!! The only thing I forgot was to pick up my deli order. I ALWAYS forget that! Usually I don't remember til I get home, but today I remembered while i was checking out, so I went back and got it. The order kiosk is great and convenient, but only if you remember to pick up your stuff!
OK guys, i need some advice. DD13, as you know, is in Special Ed, has an IQ of about 65, and is very "young" for her age. BUT she looks older becuase she is quite busty. she is on the Special Olympics swim team, and her teammates range from 12 to 42 years old. She has gotten very friendly with one boy, who she tells me is 23.
I don't know if he really is that old, he sure doesn't look it.
Anyway, they are constantly texting each other. Nothing worrisome, just "how are you today?", "what are you doing?", that sort of thing. but the age thing bothers me.
Last night, she got a text after she went to bed, so I got up to look at her phone and see who it was that was texting her at 10pm. Turned out to be a 14 yo girlfriend from cooking school, who apparently has a later bedtime. BUT, I started looking through her texts, and nearly had a heart attack. She has been texting some guy, Mike, who is apparently a close friend of the 23 yo swim team guy. She has never met Mike, who seems to have gotten her number from the other kid. He asked who she was, and she gave him her FULL NAME!
Anyway, he said some things that were not really appropriate, and also asked repeatedly for her to send him a picture of herself "face and tummy".
Now, obviously, this photo would also show what is BETWEEN her face and her tummy, which is her nice, curvy C-cups!!
I texted him back, telling him that Laura is 13 years old, and that she would NOT be sending him a photo, and that his number was being blocked from her phone. before I could get Verizon on the line to do it, he texted back and apologized and said he didn't know.
I don't know if Mike is also a "special" kid. But in any case, both he and the other kid are over 20, with ADULT bodies and ADULT hormones, while my DD is 13. Even if they are on her level mentally, it is still not ok with me for them to be in close contact with my child!!!
So, Verizon has put parental controls on her phone. I have blocked his # (Mike's) and removed it from her phone. I have taken her phone away for a week. i have had a talk with DD, and will have a longer one when she gets home from school. But now what?
BFF said to call the police, which I thought was overkill, especially since Mike didn't know Laura was only 13. Besides which, I got rid of all the evidence! So she says to call the swim boy's mother and let her know what's going on. Which I will do once she gets home from work. But what exactly do I say? It's not like I don't want DD to ever speak to this guy, I just would prefer that they tone it down some, and I would very much appreciate if he didn't give out her # to other guys! And I realize that DD, without realizing it or considering the consequences, can be a bit, shall we say, forward? She's the kid who's never met a stranger. She loves everyone. She is very clingy. She is constantly texting her friends, especially swim boy and the kids from cooking school. I think she is just clueless about what could happen, and no amount of warning from me is going to sink into her head! I dont' want to take away the texting completely, because it really has helped her to connect with her friends--and this is the first time she's actually HAD friends to connect to! But I have to keep her safe, priority #1.
So, what do I do??????????
I'm going to look for my HD paint heads to put them on. Maybe a note saying something like A little Disney magic for you. What do you think? Someone said I should ask parents first? Give me some imput here...
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Maybe mention to the young man's mother that he had given out your DD phone number. If he's in Special Olympics also he may not be able to judge correctly either.
I am still catching up now that the kids are gone.
