She’s 8, But Wants to be 18

Why is it my 8 year old daughter can’t wait to grow up? She’s constantly talking about boys, which I can go with. But when she starts talking about getting a boyfriend and getting married or even having kids my stomach gets all turned in knots. Kids these days are growing up so fast that it makes me question why.

As an 8-year-old I remember running around to spend the night at my best friend Stacy’s house or hanging in my bedroom with Barbies. How many of you remember those days? Things were just a bit more innocent, there were years before we’d even begin worrying about our future.

Today little girls hang out at the school and talk about which boys they’d like to marry, this starts around kindergarten. I kid you not. I’ll never forget the first time my now 8-year-old came home telling me she was “in love” with such and such. In just the few short years she’s been in school she’s came home talking about SEX, you know that dreaded topic we aren’t suppose to have to worry about until they are older. Well, she’s told me that she wants to kiss such and such, that when she gets older she’ll put her tongue in some guy’s mouth, or the worse part was when she told me about how when she becomes a wife she’ll get undressed and she and her husband will have sex and they’ll be naked. I won’t go any further.

How is it she knows all this stuff? Before one thinks it is me, we make sure not to do ANYTHING until ALL the kids are sleeping soundly.

So, what is it? It’s school. We don’t have TV except for movies we rent. Plus she told me her best friend just had her period and has been telling her all about it, so she can’t wait to have that now. Man, she better hope she doesn’t get cramps that come along with it. Then she’ll be wishing she was staying young forever.  Is your little girl or guy wanting to grow up too fast? Any recommendations? You can’t say an all girl’s school, the hubby is already considering it.