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Father daughter dances?

petepetey — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:15:28 GMT

I think they are creepy.

Why don't they have mother son dances? I've never heard of that.

To me, they are what create that urge for young women to date older men.

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MomOf4 — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:25:37 GMT

The school my kids went to had both father/daughter and mother/son dances.

How can you say father/daughter dances are creepy? They are very sweet and my 4 daughters and their dad loved them. The girls felt very special and the dances never ""created an urge"" for any of them to date older men. IMO that is creepy and just silly.

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Luv2Decorate — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:29:52 GMT

On 3/17/2015 MomOf4 said:
The school my kids went to had both father/daughter and mother/son dances.

How can you say father/daughter dances are creepy? They are very sweet and my 4 daughters and their dad loved them. The girls felt very special and the dances never ""created an urge"" for any of them to date older men. IMO that is creepy and just silly.

I agree.

There is nothing wrong with a dad dancing with his little girl.

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esmeraldagooch — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:50:18 GMT

I see them on facebook all the time. From all over the USA.

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Cranberries — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:09:15 GMT

A friend just took his young daughter to one. They had a great time, and the pics they took were adorable.

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irishmama5 — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:20:50 GMT

So a Father/Daughter dance which where I live is middle school is what starts the urge for young girls to date older men. So with that way of thinking should a father take his daughter to the movies, or out to lunch or dinner or would that also lead to dating older men. REALLY!

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I am still oxox — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:30:24 GMT

Even our local Girl Scouts had daddy daughter dances, in fact my DH stood in for those girls who did not have a dad so they would not feel left out

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loveschocolate — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:33:27 GMT

Our schools here have both. I don't see it as creepy.

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DJs mom — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:34:56 GMT

On 3/17/2015 I am still oxox said:
Even our local Girl Scouts had daddy daughter dances, in fact my DH stood in for those girls who did not have a dad so they would not feel left out

How nice of your DH to do that.

My son is in kindergarten and they have father/daughter and mother/son dances at his school.

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sidsmom — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:41:11 GMT

On 3/17/2015 petepetey said:
To me, they are what create that urge for young women to date older men.

I fail to see this connection. Would you care to explain your POV?

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Stella Dallas — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:00:37 GMT

Are you talking about those icky ""purity"" dances where the father pledges to ""guard"" his daughter's virginity? EEEEEEEEEEEEEK! And why don't they have mother-son dances where the mother pledges to do the same to her son????

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loveschocolate — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:04:43 GMT

Purity dances??? Umm, no.

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Mominohio — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:40:22 GMT

Nothing creepy about mother/son or father/daughter dances, except it isn't very inclusive in these times. I do feel sorry for those who don't have a parent to participate. It is very lonely to be excluded from these things when you are a child. And a 'substitute' parent isn't really the same, but awfully nice of those who step up and do it.

I thought these things were long gone, decades ago, and I'm surprised there are very many today.

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petepetey — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:45:22 GMT

I don't see the need to have a 'date' with a parent. Dates should be between romantic partners.

As for outings with a parent, sporting events, shopping, movies, parks, plays, those are just fun events that any gender should be a part of, whether you are with mom or dad. Family events and outings are very important.

I saw a post from someone I know this morning and it gave me a bad feeling. The father was with his high school aged daughter at their dance. The moms at that same school don't get a dance with their son.

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YorkieonmyPillow — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:18:13 GMT

On 3/17/2015 petepetey said:
I think they are creepy.

Why don't they have mother son dances? I've never heard of that.

To me, they are what create that urge for young women to date older men.

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hckynut — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:08 GMT

The words father and daughter are creepy? I must be missing something here.

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VioletEyes — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:31:07 GMT

Nice but very exclusionary for kids without dads.

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Preds — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:32:54 GMT

Well, I guess all those dances I went to with my dad and all the dances my daughter went to with her dad were to teach us to date older men? Another lesson we never learned. LOL My DH's were younger than me and hers the same age. As a matter of fact, all her girl friends didn't date older men either and their dads were always at dances with them. I happen to think they are very sweet.

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insomniac — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:00:47 GMT

I can't believe these dances still exist!

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missy1 — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:04:26 GMT

Strange. We are having one here.