girlfriend or a boyfriend

[Spanishgirl]

@Mamaof3

Yes, for sure I want my boys to be comfortable around the opposite gender and to know how to treat them. There is nothing wrong with the inter-mingling of the genders if its appropriately chaperoned and appropriate behaviors are learned and enforced. Its an essential part of their upbringing I think. I just cant imagine raising kids to be separate from the opposite gender and then - all of a sudden - sending them off to marry one of them. They need to learn and know the other half of the population if they are to be good and successful people. So yes, my boys will be allowed to take a girl to the movies or to the park and to have his little dates and will know how to behave in a gentlemanly manner and not to fear the unknown of the opposite gender.

I couldnt have said it better!