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We are blessed (!?!?) with seven daughters, oldest of them now 24. I have deliberately cleaned my 9mm H&K at the kitchen table when EACH of them brought home a new boyfriend. You would be amazed at the looks I get. Of course the girls (all of whom know how to shoot) view the boys' response as a test...Happy to report that I have not used the H&K for other than punching holes in paper to date.

As to the 'attention:' my first reaction is to let it continue. All kids that age are generally quite innocent, despite what you may have heard, and unless you have good reason to believe that the boy is pushing the envelope beyond 'hi, who are you, I am XXX' (and I mean WAY beyond that,) the 'relationship' will probably evaporate within one year.

As to the inevitable "He wants to take me to the movie," you obviously determine that the movie is OK--Bambi, for example, and then slyly arrange that one of your OTHER children will accompany them. Makes almost NO difference how old the sibling is. It will suffice to have one there.

Hate to say it, but she's growing up. Let her.