Dealing With Homecoming Dancing Daughters — Brian’s Blog

My oldest daughter will be 18 on Friday, while her younger sister turns 16 next spring. If a dad can say so objectively, they are both very attractive young ladies, and do attract a lot of  young male attention. How does this dad handle two dating age daughters at the same time? My soon-to-be 18-year-old has been dating for a couple of years now. She had a steady boyfriend most of the time, but decided that going into her senior year she would be to busy for an ongoing relationship. Her younger sister is just starting to think about dating a little more. (She had a boyfriend for about a week and a half, but that didn't last after one movie date.)

Now both of them have been asked to West Valley's homecoming dance, coming up soon. The senior has been asked by "just a friend," while the sophomore has been asked by a boy that she "kind of likes." For the senior, this is old hat, as she's been asked to homecoming three times, first by a friend and then by the previously mentioned steady boyfriend. For the sophomore, these are uncharted waters. I'm very happy that's she's going and becoming more social. During her freshman year, she was one of those kids who made me want to nail her in a crate and put it on the curb with a sign that says "free to good home."  Some of you parents know what I mean. But, she has turned a corner very nicely and will round (I think) into the person she's supposed to be.

This also means that Dad gets to have some fun.

Two new young men to tease the daughters about. When I told the sophomore that I wanted to meet her date, she asked why. I thought, "If she's going to give me an opening like that, I'd better take it."

But I didn't. I said "Because a dad wants to meet the boy taking his daughter out. It's dad thing." She's convinced that I'm just doing it because I somehow really want to embarrass her. I'd never do that, but maybe I want her to think that. Just to keep the playing field tilted in my direction. Also, there's a genuine concern about safety and making sure that my girls don't go out with budding serial killers. It's what a dad does.

And just a note to the two young men who I haven't met yet, but will be escorting my two lovely daughters to homecoming. I don't really mean any of the things that I might say when it comes to how you are expected to comport yourselves in the company of my daughters.

Or do I?