Sunday, September 23, 2012
tsk tsk tsk 7th Grade Girls.
This Saturday afternoon, my 7th grade son had an airsoft "war" at our house. About 20 boys. All excited, dressed to the hilt in their camo outfits, eager to play. The talk all week long in school, on the bus, at football practice was in preparation for Saturday. The boys called everyday to strategize, the parents called me to make sure it was ok to be having all of these boys here with guns. Well, this boy chatter did not got lost on the 7th grade girls. They just happened to show up around our house at 3pm, the same time the boys arrived. The boys were so happy to be with their friends and never even had a thought, an image or a care about the opposite sex. Until they saw the girls. Cute little shorts and hoop earings. Game changer. Never saw it coming, but written all over their faces and in their body language. Some things just never change. I told my adult daughters, they knew exactly what I was talking about....poor clueless boys, they just have no idea.
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Kids will be kids :)
ReplyDeleteA funny story but absolutely true. Saw it happen in Middle school for more years than I care to admit to. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteIt's so funny to watch those exchanges with the perspective of age. In the moment of being the 7th grade girl, I never thought I was like "that". Odds are pretty strong I probably was.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest son is in 7th grade this year. I know exactly what you mean. The girls that age are so flirty, and they know exactly how to get the boys to notice them.
ReplyDeleteHaha- so funny! Kids will be kids is absolutely right!
ReplyDeleteSome things never change.
ReplyDeleteThat age old game never changes, does it?
ReplyDeleteI went to an all girls' school...boy did I miss out!!
ReplyDeleteJane x
They never learn do they?
ReplyDeleteBoys will be boys! lol! At least we know how to "get" them! lol!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, girls. Do you think they'll ever really understand them?
ReplyDeleteChange of plans, game on! Girls are great game players and boys will never figure out their strategy!
ReplyDeleteI raised 4 daughters so I know all about 7th grade girls!
ReplyDeleteha, bet the boys still had a blast...went to bday party for one of the kids i counseled last year and got into it with them...but i can def see where that is a distraction....
ReplyDeletehehehehehehe... us girls, we sure do know how to wreck a boys party!! I love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGirls are always a game changer for boys. Cute story!
ReplyDeleteLOL, teen in the house, I feel ya! :)
ReplyDeleteYep...clueless.
ReplyDeleteThe girls seem to "grow up" sooner than the boys. I think it is frightening for both of them! Laura
ReplyDeleteHa! As my dad always says, girls are high-def flatscreen T.V.'s while boys are still operating in black & white with aluminum foil on their antennas....
ReplyDeleteYep; boys do tend to be clueless. But that will change soon enough.
ReplyDeleteI can see this happening, although it took a while for me to figure it out :)
ReplyDeleteGlad thet chose the girls over guns.
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughter is in 7th grade this year. So far, no boys...as far as I know anyway. Hahaha...cute story!
ReplyDeleteYep, I think this is the beginning....7th grade....same old same old!
ReplyDeleteI do believe the poor boys were ambushed!.
ReplyDeleteAnnmarie...When it comes to girls, the 7th grade is just about the time that boys go stupid around girls! We become defenseless and clueless. Some of us never recover... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteHa! I have boy girl twins...in 7th grade...too funny!!
ReplyDeletethe boys meet girls....interesting:)
ReplyDeleteSo, so true!
ReplyDeleteBoys so often just want to be boys...and yet throw a girls into the mix and suddenly they feel the need to act like men...lol
ReplyDeleteThese years are so awkward yet so fascinating (at least when we're the ones watching).
ReplyDeleteAnd I have a girl, ugh! Well, she's just about to turn 5 (in three days) but at least long dresses are her preference (please God, don't make it change), lol!
ReplyDeleteAs a mother of 4 sons and grandmother to 5 grandsons, I am dreading the day they get interested in girls...I think Big Daddy Dave had it right...they just get so stupid around the girls it is painful to watch. I remember well some of the early "girlfriends". But, it is funny to watch...
ReplyDeleteWe certainly had those air soft "battles" at our house; luckily for us and for the boys, girls never crashed the party. :)
ReplyDeletesomething in life never change how cute
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Hi lady! Thanks for swinging by my blog. I followed you a long time ago. :) However I'm now following you via email. I also follow you on fb I think.
ReplyDeleteAnyway your poor boy. It won't be long now before they all want to come hang out at your house and girls will always mysteriously appear. haha
The question is... Are you ready to go through this again? :)
What a great post this is!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day.
thanks for popping by my blog and commenting. I am now a follower of your blog,
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
Ahhh...that brings back memories of my kids in that age of "walking through the mine field of adolescence with hormones exploding. Usually not the smoothest of journeys.
ReplyDeleteOh how cute:) I have an 8th Grade Grandson, totally understand! Have a blessed day dear friend, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteI'm not looking forward to the fact that about the time my son is that age, my daughter will be in high school with high school friends! My husband either!
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How true! Takes me back to the Middle School years with my kiddos..some very fond memories. xo
ReplyDeleteCute story! Funny how girls and boys see things.
ReplyDeleteyou know what they say! all is fair and love and war
ReplyDeleteMales being males, doing guy stuff, having fun and not worrying one little bit about chasing the opposite sex - funny how that type of conduct seems to be an effective way to attract the females!
ReplyDeleteLOL, my older son is a skateboarder and when he was in 5th grade, 2 girls he knew walked by pushing a skateboard, obviously looking for attention. My son was oblivious and went about his business skating. I had to pull him aside and tell him that they were here for him!
ReplyDeletemmmm, they start a little younger though these days, don't they... hey! nice to meet ya, nice blog.
ReplyDeleteoh yes clueless for sure ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL, love this post!
ReplyDeleteIt's the same the world over
ReplyDeleteOh the wiley ways of women!
ReplyDeletehilarious.
ReplyDeleteFondly,
Glenda
....oh this was a hoot!!! We girls have one over the boys...seems like anyway...'cause boys think from an area of netherlands...girls tempt!! I love this a lot.
ReplyDeleteLOL, yup they never do have a clue about it. :)
ReplyDeleteSome things just never change!
ReplyDeletegirls and boys, 7th grade is just hard!
ReplyDeleteLOL... I loved watching my son grow through the years and realize there was more to girls than irritation.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like seventh grade is the time of change for them mentally, going from toy cars, water balloons... and so on. They realize the like perfume, pink, and giggles.
My son is 21 and I have encouraged him to enjoy being with his buds because once he starts the dating thing his life is going to change.
I enjoyed this and started following.. Have a great evening.
Wow..that's a lot of kids at your house. However, yes, the natural instincts to be attracted to the opposite sex has begun. :) Girls are clever.
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Our son, currently in Preschool, just asked a girl whether he could marry her, once he has grown up.
ReplyDeleteHi, I love this post, so sweet and cute about them boys. And I think your blog is really awesome.
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I loved this story. I grew up with 3 younger brothers. All clueless. It's a natural law I think.
ReplyDeleteThis is great! Time changes but boys are always the same!
ReplyDeleteSo easy to imagine! Very typcial of the age group!
ReplyDelete~Jess
Ambushed for sure...LOL
ReplyDeleteCute story.
ReplyDeleteHehehehe! Girls certainly do never change! I am not looking forward to my girls pulling this!
ReplyDeleteAfter teaching this age of kids for a number of years, I get exactly what you are saying. Those boys were certainly ambushed, and didn't have a clue. It's so obvious at that age. But, that soon changes! (I always could tolerate my 7th grade boys, but the girls had entirely too much "drama" to suit me.)
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. It's so "real." Keep writing!!
Man, sounds like fun at your house with the airsoft war. Too bad the girls had to show up. That's what you call a gamechanger. :)
ReplyDeleteOh boy, I have to say I'm not looking forward to this season with my kids but I guess it comes way too soon. :(
ReplyDeleteSchuberty takes a back seat to puberty
ReplyDeleteThat's the age when boys show an interest in girls and yet they still don't know how to react to the short shorts and hoop earrings.
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That's too funny! When I was in seventh grade (and now, probably) I would've been the girl that showed up with my own airsoft gun! I was always a bit of a tomboy :P
ReplyDeleteI can honestly say that because I was such a studious person I did not know that boys existed outside of neighborhood games like tag, hide and go seek around the neighborhood, and snowball fights until I was graduated. Seriously...I was too busy to think about it.
ReplyDeleteNow that I have boys, I warn them about "those girls." If they are too busy looking cute to study or carry on a decent conversation...they don't need to be around them.